Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
December 30, 2000
Submitted
March 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22958
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1775 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL-ORD - THE LEFT FORWARD WINDOW HEAT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES BUT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ICE BEGAN TO FORM ON THE WINDSHIELD SO THE CREW DIVERTED TO CLT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD (P/N 5-89354-3129) PER MM 56-11-11 AND THE LEFT WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER (P/N 231-2) PER MM 30-41-21. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. UNFORTUNATELY, THE LEFT FORWARD WINDOW HEAT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY. MAINTENANCE IN DCA CHECKED THE SENSOR AND ELEMENT RESISTANCE VALUES AND TERMINAL STRIP LUG. ALL CHECKED

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