Service difficulty report · Thermoswitch · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
August 27, 2020
Submitted
August 31, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55041
Aircraft time
48,520 hours, 32,637 cycles
Part
Thermoswitch
Condition
Failed
Location
Antifog
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON TAXI-IN, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A FOGGED-UP WINDOW WITH WINDSHIELD ANTI-FOG SELECTED ON, THE WINDOW JAMMED ON THE CAPT HEADSET CAUSING A SHORT. THE RESULT WAS A LOUD BUZZ AND A FIREBALL THAT QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. THE CB Z-26 ALSO TRIPPED. MAINTENANCE PULLED C/B Z26 AND Z25 AND DISCONNECT WIRE FROM CAPT CLEARVIEW WINDOW. THE CAPT SLIDING WINDOW THERMOSWITCH HARNESS WAS REPLACED PER B717 AMM 30-42. TERMINATED HARNESS ENDS REF B717 WDM 3-42-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. BREAKERS STAYED IN. WIRING ON A/C SIDE CHECKED GOOD.

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