Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7374Y0

Difficulty date
July 25, 2005
Submitted
July 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N323AW
Make and model
Boeing 7374Y0
Aircraft serial
23684
Aircraft time
53,632 hours, 32,144 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Heat Controller
Part time
27,891 hours, 17,190 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PHX - SMOKE - FLT 0075 - PILOT REPORTED ON GROUND THAT THE A1 CB POPPING AND WONT RESET. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PITOT STATIC WINDOW HEAT MODULE ON P5. ALSO, SEVERAL WIRES WERE BURNED IN THAT VICINITY. REMOVED AND REPLACED WIRES ON WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER PANEL IAW BOEING 737-300 AMM 30-41-00-5. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. VENDOR COULD NOT VERIFY FAULT DUE TO ARCING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE WHICH BURNED A HOLE IN THE RIGHT REAR VERTICAL EDGE OF COVER. THREE LAMPS WERE FOUND DIM AND THE TOGGLE SWITCH, S7, CAP CUSHION WAS MISSING. THE UNIT WAS INSPECTED, REPAIRED AND TESTED IAW OHM 30-01-06 REV.11.