Service difficulty report · Heater · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
May 2, 2023
Submitted
May 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506NK
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2490
Aircraft time
59,397 hours, 27,809 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Overheated
Location
Sliding Window
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FO SLIDING WINDOW STARTED BUBBLING AND GOT ECAM A/I RT WINDOW KEPT BUBBLING SO WE CELETED TO PULL (W14 CB)RT WINDOW KEPT BUBBLING ACTUALLY MELTING EXTREMELY HOT W/IN ABOUT 2' OF WINDOW. WE ELECTED TO PULL CB W13 (WHC) THAT WORKED AS HEAT SLOWLY DECLINED AND BUBBLING / MELTING STOPPED. BUBBLING AREA AT LOWER FRONT NOT NEAR HEAT ELEMENT WHICH ARE AFT--

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