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A B737-800 captain reported a fire on the L1 cockpit window heating element during climbout. The crew ran the procedure; coordinated with operations and maintenance; and returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 903315 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Window Ice/Rain System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
L1 windscreen developed fire on window heating element on climbout (passing 33;000 ft climbing to assigned altitude of 37;000 ft). Window heat secured to L1 windscreen (it cracked outer pane top to bottom shortly thereafter). Flight crew complied with QRH procedures (electrical fire & cracked windscreen); notified ATC that flight was going to return to [departure airport]; notified operations; maintenance; and purser/passengers of the nature of the problem/reason for return. Aircraft returned without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 Captain reported a fire on the L1 cockpit window heating element during climbout. The crew ran the procedure; coordinated with Operations and Maintenance; and returned to departure airport.
Narrative: L1 windscreen developed fire on window heating element on climbout (passing 33;000 FT climbing to assigned altitude of 37;000 FT). Window heat secured to L1 windscreen (it cracked outer pane top to bottom shortly thereafter). Flight crew complied with QRH procedures (Electrical Fire & Cracked Windscreen); notified ATC that flight was going to return to [departure airport]; notified Operations; Maintenance; and Purser/passengers of the nature of the problem/reason for return. Aircraft returned without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.