Service difficulty report · Safety Wire · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
April 18, 2019
Submitted
April 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32994
Aircraft time
56,210 hours, 18,559 cycles
Part
Safety Wire
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Window Heat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HEARD AND OBSERVED SPARKS & SMOKE COMING FROM THE SIDEWALL AREA, JUST AT THE BASE OF THE F/O CHART HOLDER. SHUT OFF WINDOW HEAT ON RT SIDE. SMOKE & SPARKS STOPPED. IAW WDM 30-41-12. FOUND SAFETY WIRE ARCING NEAR TERMINALS 1 AND 2 ON TB5038. REMOVED THE SAFETY WIRE AND INSPECTED TB5038. NO DAMAGE FOUND. WINDOW HEAT CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 30-41.