Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
August 5, 2000
Submitted
November 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841AB
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
686
Aircraft time
16,433 hours
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1752013
Part serial
98322H3427
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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

MBJ/HAV - FLT JM 061 - AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE WHEN IT WAS DIVERTED DUE TO A CRACKED LEFT WINDSHIELD AND A LEFT FORWARD WINDSHIELD WINDOW HEAT FAILURE. MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE LEFT WINDSHIELD AND THE LEFT HEAT CONTROLLER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS CARRIED OUT ON BOTH ITEMS WHICH WERE FOUND SERVICEABLE. TO-DATE, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECURRENCE OF THE REPORTED FAULT. LANDINGS: 6,733. (X)

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