Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 24, 2000
Submitted
October 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N340LA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
425
Part
Windshield
Part number
STA320141
Part serial
TAA50117
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
W
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

SJO/LIM/SCL - FLT 641 - DURING CRUISE, THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WINDOW CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MAINTENANCE TECHS PERFORMED REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN WINDSHIELD WINDOW PER AMM 56-11-11. PRESSURIZATION TEST PERFORMED PER AMM 05-53. NO DISCREPANCY WAS DETECTED. THE WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED AND TESTED PER AMM 30-42-34. TEST RESULTS WITHOUT ANY DISCREPANCY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

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