Service difficulty report · Shade · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
November 1, 2007
Submitted
November 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34137
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
30229
Aircraft time
28,298 hours, 9,198 cycles
Part
Shade
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

THERE WAS A REPORT THAT THE WINDOW AREA AT THE LT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT GOT HOT ENOUGH TO SCORCH THE SHADE AND PILLOW AT THE PASSENGER SEAT. NO SMOKE, FIRE, OR ODOR WAS OBSERVED. THE LEFT OVERWING HATCH AREA WAS INSPECTED AND SOME BROWN DISCOLORATION WAS FOUND. THERE WAS A SPOT AFT OF THE EXIT ON FUSELAGE INTERIOR THAT GOT EXCEPTIONALLY HOT. THE HATCH HEATERS CHECKED NORMAL. THE WINDOW SHADE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 52-22-02. THE OVERTEMPERATURE THERMOSTATS WERE ALSO CHECKED AND FOUND NORMAL IAW MM 21-45-00. OPEN