Service difficulty report · Terminal Block · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 22, 2010
Submitted
December 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26682
Aircraft time
60,317 hours, 22,145 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Terminal Block
Part number
141T480013
Part serial
202
Condition
Arced
Location
Pos 1l
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

WINDOW ARCING, FLIGHT DIVERTED. CREW REPORTED CAPT FWD WINDSHIELD (L1) BEGAN TO ARC AND DISCOLOR INTERNALLY, WINDOW HEAT TURNED OFF OUTER PANE THEN CRACKED. SMOKE OR ELECTRICAL ODOR REPORTED. NO CB'S REPORTED POPPED. PER LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND BLACK WIRE AT TERMINAL BLOCK LOCATIONS J2 AND J3 ON BOTH L1 AND R2 WINDSHIELDS, TERMINAL BLOCK LOCATIONS J1, J4 AND J5 ON BOTH L1 AND R1 WINDSHIELDS. ALL INSTALLED TERMINAL BLOCKS, BOTH POWER AND SENSOR ARE WALLACE BLACK. REPLACED WINDOW PER MM. REPLACED WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER. TAG REMOVED WINDOW WITH AN ENGINEERING ALERT TAG.