Service difficulty report · Window · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
September 11, 2003
Submitted
September 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
251
Aircraft time
36,376 hours, 25,859 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
NP1752331
Part serial
03037H5905
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFT EDGE OF CAPT'S SIDE VIEW WINDOW GLOWED WHITE HOT IN TWO SPOTS. THERE WAS A NOTICABLE BURNING ODOR AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE. TURNED OFF WINDOW HEAT AND BURNING STOPPED. RETURNEDTO MEMPHIS. FOUND CRACK IN WINDOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FIXED SIDE WINDOW IAW M/M 56-11-12-4 OPS CK IAW M/M 30-42-00-5 GOOD OK FOR SERVICE PER MTSI WRI 56-10-6335 ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROLLER 19DG AND PROTECTION UNIT 87DG ALSO CK GOOD PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OFF MFG NP175233-1 POS LT SRL 94168H8065 TAG 928284 ON MFG NP175233-1 SRL 03037H5905 TAG 830268.

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