Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
January 11, 2010
Submitted
January 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47425
Aircraft time
86,256 hours, 84,906 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit Window
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SPARKS AND A SMALL FIRE EMANATED FROM THE LOWER AREA OF THE F/O SLIDING WINDOW AT THE TIME THE COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET WAS PLUGGED IN. FLIGHT CREW STATED THAT BOTH THE WINDOW AND ANTI-ICE AND ANTI-FOG SWITCH WERE IN THE "ON" POSITION. NO MENTION OF QRH COMPLIANCE. MX INITIALLY DEFERRED THE SYS AND SIX DAYS LATER FOUND WIRE BROKEN AT TERMINAL BLOCK AND ARC DAMAGE TO WINDOW FRAME FOR CAPTAIN'S WINDOW ANTI-FOG SYSTEM. MX REPLACED BOTH THE CAPTAIN & F/O CLEAR VIEW WINDOW TERMINAL BLOCKS.

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