Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
May 14, 2014
Submitted
May 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23322
Part
Controller
Part number
6240665
Part serial
108C1232
Condition
Faulty
Location
Window Heat
Part time
72,074 hours, 24,279 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

EN-ROUTE RT WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT DUE TO ARCING WINDSHIELD. R&R WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER. VENDOR SHOP FINDINGS, FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO REJECTION. FOUND EXTERNAL COVER DAMAGED & INTERNAL FOD. THE EJECTORS & LOCK PINS ON A1, A2, A3 & CCA'S WERE INTERNALLY DAMAGED WHICH WERE CAUSING THE FOD. UNIT FAILED INCOMING FUNCTION TEST INTERMITTENT ON BITE TEST. FAULT CONTROL UNIT REQUIRES REPAIR & RE-CALIBRATION. REPLACED CHASSIS S1 & S2 SWITCHES & EJECTORS A1 CCA, A2 CCA, A3 CCA & A4 CCA. REPAIRED THREE GND LUG TERMINALS WHICH WERE FOUND LOOSE & CLEANED OUT DUST, FOD, FROM INSIDE UNIT. EXTERNAL COVER WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTROLLER WAS RE-CALIBRATED & PASSED THE FINAL TEST.

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