Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 29, 2023
Submitted
October 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27112
Aircraft time
118,902 hours, 18,358 cycles
Part
Nozzle
Part number
UNKNOWN
Part serial
NA
Condition
Leaking
Location
Windshield
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OBSERVED SMOKE/STEAM COMING ACROSS CAPTAINS WINDOWS. 4 SEPERATE OCCURANCES. WX CLEAR. PERFORMED VISUAL CHECK OF TAT PROBE AS WELL AS FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF TAT PROBE HEAT REF AMM 30-33-00-715-010. TEST PASSED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED RAIN REPELLENT OPS CHECK WITH ENGINES RUNNING ABOVE IDLE IN REF. TO AMM 30-43-00 FOUND AIR LEAK COMING FROM BOTH WINDSHIELD RAIN NOZZLES. SYSTEM WAS PREVIOUSLY DEACTIVATED. INSPECTED AND FOUND MOISTURE IN TUBE ASSEMBLY LEADING INTO RAIN REPELLENT SYSTEM REF AIPC 34-12-52-01. PURGED LINE FROM AIPC34-1 2-52-01 ITEM 170 TO 770 UNTIL CLEAR OF MOISTURE. PURGED LINE FRO M ITEM 175 UP TP NOZZLES, NO MOISTURE PRESENT. RECONNECTED AND P ADD EMP:U414805 PERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF PNEUMATIC SYSTEM REF AMM36-00-00. NO LEAK S OR MOISTURE NOTED. PERFORMED TAT PROBE HEAT TEST REF AMM30-33- 00-715-010 NO ISSUES NOTED. RAN ENGINES NO ISSUES NOTED.