Service difficulty report · Deice System · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 12, 2003
Submitted
April 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6714Q
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30485
Aircraft time
7,143 hours, 3,292 cycles
Engine time
7,159 hours, 3,291 cycles
Part
Deice System
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit Window
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ELEC FUMES IN FLT DECK AND LEFT ENG GEN DROPPED OFF LINE. NO ASSOC STATUS MSGS. DIVERTED TO GSO. LEFT ENG GEN CONFIRMED FAILED. PLACED ON MCO PER MEL. FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUMES WHILE STANDBY POWER CHECK WAS PERFORMED. REPLACED MAIN BATTERY, CHARGER AND INVERTER AS PRECAUTIONARY. DURING CONTINUED T/S, FOUND BURNED TERMINALS ON 3L WINDOW HEAT TERMINAL. THE 3L WINDOW HEAT DEACTIVATED PER MEL. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE 3L WINDOW WAS SOURCE OF SMELL THE ENTIRE TIME.