Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
May 5, 2023
Submitted
May 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45905
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
34825
Aircraft time
40,624 hours, 5,018 cycles
Part
Heater
Part number
NA
Condition
Warning Message
Location
Rt Fwd Wndw
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WINDOW HEAT R FWD ADVISORY LOSS OF RIGHT FORWARD WINDOW HEAT (PRIMARY). NR 1 WINDOW CRACKED IN FLT DURING CRUISE, UNKNOWN CAUSE AT THIS STAGE BUT SEVERE WINDOW HEAT ARCING OCCURED AS A RESULT. DUE TO THIS EVENT R WINDOW HEAT PROTECTION HEAT UNIT REPLACED REF AMM 30-41-03. ALL OPS NORMAL AND P300 WINDOW HEAT TEST PASSSED. R WINDOW OUTER PANE SHATTER, WINDOW REMOVED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-56-11-01-00A-520A-A. WINDOW RETAINER, WINDOW EDGE PROTECTOR AND NUTPLATE AND NUTPLATE STRIP INSPECTED FOR CRACKS, CORROSION OR OTHER DAMAGE. INSPECTION OK. R WINDOW REPLACED IAW AMM REF DMC-B787-A-56-11-01-00A-720A-A. CABIN PRESS CHECK CARRIED OUT IAW AMM, DMC-B787-A-05-51-24-00A-280A-A. CHECK WITHIN LIMITS.

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