Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
November 14, 2001
Submitted
November 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N156AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23778
Aircraft time
47,002 hours, 33,798 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
5893543130
Part serial
92345H2500
Condition
Arced
Location
Cockpit
Part time
22,441 hours, 14,512 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

LAS - DIVERTED FLIGHT - FLT 771 - C - EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO SMF THE RT FWD (FIRST OFFICER'S NR 1) WINDOW STARTED ARCHING ALONG THE TOP OF THE WINDOW, THE WINDOW HEAT WAS ON AT THE TIME. THE CREW TURNED THE WINDOW HEAT OFF AND REDUCED CABIN PRESSURE IAW THE QRH AND DIVERTED TO LAS. IN LAS MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICER'S NR 1 WINDOW IAW AWA TASK CARD R1B56001. THE ASSOCIATED WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER WAS ALSO REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.NAME: WINDOW HEAT CONT. UNIT - MFG: PACIFIC ELECTRO DYNAMICS - P/N: 231-2 - S/N: 2932 - COND: PRECAUTIONARY - LOC: MAIN ELEC COMP - TT: 55050 - TC: 43082 - TSR: 2091.

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