Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 19, 2023
Submitted
December 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33203
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30613
Aircraft time
73,161 hours, 26,936 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
5893543149
Part serial
19137H3159
Condition
Leaking
Location
Captain Window
Part time
9,848 hours, 4,137 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CAPTAINS FORWARD WINDOW OVERHEAT INDICATION. WINDOW ARCED AND WO ULD NOT RESET. CREW REPORTED SEEING BLUE SPARK COMING FROM CAPTAIN FORWARD WINDOW TOWARDS TOP OUTBOARD SECTION OF WINDOW. ATTEMPED RESET UNSUCCESFUL. UPON INSP FOUND TOP TWO BUS BAR STRIPS BURNT. PER AMM 56-11-00-200-803 ANY SIGNS OF ARCING ON BUS BAR A WINDSHIELD REPLACED IS REQUIRED. STARTED REMOVAL OF #1 CAPT WINDSHIELD REF MM TASK 56-11-11-000-801, UP TO AND INCLUDING STEP 2(E.15). CHECK FOR TAP SETTING CPT''S WINDSHIELD CURRENTLY SET ON POSITION 2. REINSTALLED WHCU M321. COMPLETED REMOVAL OF #1 WINDSHIELD REF MM TASK 56-11-11-000-801. ACP RESISTANCE READINGS OF NEW WINDOW REF AMM 30-41-21-760-801 AND WDM 30-41-11-1. ALL READINGS ARE WITHIN LIMITS. RETORQUED CAPT #1 WINDOW AND SEALED REF AMM 56-11-420-028 ITEM 8. DID NOT LEAK CHECK SEALANT WAS CURING INSTALLED AND TORQUED DOWN CAPTAIN SIDE WINDSHEILD PER AMM 56-11-11-400-801. STOPPED AT 8B OF SUBTASK 56-11-11-420-028. PERFORMED AIR LEAK CHECK BY PRESSURIZING THE AIRCRAFT IAW AMM 56-11-11-400-801 STEP H(9), FOUND AIR LEAK UNDER BOLTED AREA ON THE BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD. ORDERED NEW O-RING & SEAL WASHER FOR CORNER. NEEDS RE- TORQUE ALL THE BOLTS REF AMM H (8).