# Incident 20050311014169I: Airbus A321211, Indianapolis, IN, March 11, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2005, 11:40 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A321-211 (registry code 3930370, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a321-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321211
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050311014169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) US AIRWAYS FLIGHT #321, ENROUTE FROM PHL TO LAX, OVER FFO AT 1717Z, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO IND DUE TO A COMPLETE WINDSHIELD FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IND AT 1740Z, WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE RIGHT OUTER WINDSHIELD CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT OUTER WINDSHIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED OUT OF IND AS FLIGHT #9160 TO CLT.

## Other reports on N165US (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110919028419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110919028419I), Sep 19, 2011: Airbus Industrie A321-211 (N165US), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Butch wilson of the NTSB said refering to the tail scrape that it was not reportable as an accident unless significant structural damage occurred. He further…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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