Service difficulty report · Windshield Wiper · Boeing 737705

Difficulty date
June 26, 2011
Submitted
July 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N842AM
Make and model
Boeing 737705
Aircraft serial
32842
Aircraft time
16,420 hours, 9,707 cycles
Part
Windshield Wiper
Part number
231M203
Condition
Damaged
Part time
18,420 hours, 9,707 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING, BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE OUT OF SERVICE AND RAIN EXCESSIVE. DURING MX REVISION, THE BLADES WERE DAMAGED IAW MM 30-42-11, DISPATCHING THE ACFT IN THIS CONDITION DUE TO RAIN STOP. THE OVERWEIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-35-210-801 PHASE I-A, NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND. AT MEX, MX PERSONNEL REPLACED BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE IAW MM 30-42-11, ALL CORRECT.