Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 9, 2005
Submitted
December 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
778
Aircraft time
13,336 hours, 7,117 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. CREW NOTICED A SMALL CRACK DURING CLIMB, DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING HIT WINDOW. NOTICED WINDOW ARCHING, WINDOW HEAT WAS TURNED OFF, THEN THE WINDSHIELD SPIDER WEBBED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT WINDSHIELD PANEL PER A300 AMM 56-11-11-4, NEEDS SEALANT CURE CHECK, WINDSHIELD WIPER INSTALLED AND OPS CHECK. REINSTALLED RT WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT WINDSHIELD TEMP REGULATOR REF.

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