Service difficulty report · Heater · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
May 24, 2009
Submitted
May 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
364
Aircraft time
49,186 hours, 21,646 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit Window
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SMOKE/FUMES FROM BEHIND F/O SLIDING WINDOW. SECURED R WINDOW HEAT. SMOKE/FUMES STOPPED. FOUND WIRES AT COPILOTS SLIDING WINDOW BURNED AND MELTED WHERE WIRES ENTER BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW MECHANISM COVER. PARTS REQUIRED ARE CLAMP P/N NSA5516-09V CPN 0114314 AND CORD P/N E0385HH CPN 5610228 BOTH PER IPC 56-12-11-04.

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