Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
May 24, 2004
Submitted
May 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
25400
Aircraft time
40,453 hours, 27,373 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
8300005602
Part serial
2920
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Window Heat
Part time
50,217 hours, 34,451 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - ON CLIMBOUT OF PHX EN ROUTE FOR DEN THE CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW CRACKED, ELECTRICAL ARCING NOTED IN CORNER OF WINDOW, TURNED BACK TO PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW IAW T/C R1B56003, AND WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT M322 IAW BMM 30-41-11, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT S/N 2920 CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT FOR OUTPUT TEST. TEARDOWN OF UNIT FOUND BAD COLD SOLDER JOINT ON PC BOARD A1, JOINT WAS RE-SOLDERED AND UNIT TESTED GOOD IAW CMM 30-40-03, REV. 6.

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