Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
November 30, 2011
Submitted
December 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24781
Aircraft time
56,519 hours, 39,056 cycles
Part
Sliding Window
Part number
57176251
Part serial
1186AL
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Part time
54,319 hours, 37,543 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW BECAME EXCESSIVELY HOT / TO HOT TO TOUCH ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG SMELLS OF RADIATED HEAT. NO OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDING WINDOW PER AMM 56-12-11, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED OK.

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