Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
February 15, 2025
Submitted
February 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5683A
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
32601
Aircraft time
68,557 hours, 32,578 cycles
Part
Window
Condition
Fire
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, A
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEFECT 793137: @FL 300 LITTLE FIRE STARTED AT THE TP LEFT CORNER OF R1 WINDOW LED TO CRACKED WINDSHIELD, PERFORMED QRH IT MELTED ON SOME POINT, AND IT KEEPED CRACKING THROUGH THE REMAINING FLIGHT. - - RESOLUTION: RMEVOED AND REPLACED R1 WINDOW IAW AMM56-11-11. OP[S AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED LAND VERIFY AND CDS TEST IAW AMM22-11-00-700-801 AND 31-62-00-730-801 ALL SYSTEMS TEST GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE. (EMERGENCY DECLARED - AIR RETURN TO RIC, ARRIVED SAFELY )

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