Service difficulty report · Terminal Block · Boeing 747251F

Difficulty date
October 29, 2007
Submitted
October 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617US
Make and model
Boeing 747251F
Aircraft serial
21121
Aircraft time
106,391 hours, 26,010 cycles
Part
Terminal Block
Condition
Smoke
Location
Window Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, SMOKE WAS NOTED PILOTS L-1 WINDOW LOWER LEFT TERMINAL BLOCK WAS SMOKING AND APPEARS MELTED. POWER TO L-1 WINDOW WAS TURNED OFF AND SMOKE AND SMELL DISSIPATED. FLIGHT CONTINUED ON AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 WINDSHIELD. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.