Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
February 17, 2002
Submitted
April 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AU
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22201
Part
Heater
Part number
141T480149
Condition
Burned
Location
Windshield
Part time
865 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

CLE - FL 741 - IN CRUISE AT FL310, CREW REPORTED THAT THE COCKPIT WAS FILLING UP WITH SMOKE. CREW DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS AND SMOKE GOGGLES AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CLE AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE L1 WINDSHIELD ARCING AND SMOKING WITH THE WINDSHIELD HEAT ON. THE WINDSHIELD AND HEAT CONTROL WERE REPLACED. (M)