# SDR DALA2019072904446

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: July 28, 2019
- Submitted: July 29, 2019
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N949DL
- Make and model: Doug MD-88
- Registry model: [Doug MD-88](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 49880
- Aircraft time: 76,421 hours, 57,467 cycles
- System (JASC): [3040 · Windshield/Door Rain/Ice Removal](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3040)
- Part: Screw
- Condition: Loose
- Location: Window Heat
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2019072904446

## Discrepancy

CREW REPORTS L1 WINDOW TERMINAL STRIP SPARKED WHEN WINDOW HEAT TURNED ON. NO ODOR OR SMOKE PRESENT. FOUND 1 TERMINAL SCREW LOOSE ON WINDOW TERMINAL BLOCK. TORQUED SCREWS PER WSPM 20-20-03. WINDOW HEAT OPS NORM. (LP5774668)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.