Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
March 14, 2012
Submitted
March 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24862
Aircraft time
57,368 hours, 39,271 cycles
Part
Sliding Window
Part number
5717623116
Part serial
1070AL
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
57,507 hours, 39,761 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
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

CREW REPORTED THE FIRST OFFICER'S SLIDING WINDOW CRACKED ON TAKEOFF AND WAS ARCING VERY BAD. FLIGHT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICER'S SLIDING WINDOW PER AMM 56-12-11, ALSO REPLACED WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT AS PRECAUTIONARY PER AMM 30-41-11. WINDOW HEAT OPS CHECKS NORMAL.

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