Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 11, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25252
Aircraft time
29,836 hours, 10,959 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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

DIVERTED TO ORD DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE CAPTAIN''S WINDOW. *S/D* CAPTAIN''S WINDSHIELD (1L) WAS FOUND CRACKED AND ARCHING AT THE BUS BAR. CAPTAIN''S WINDSHIELD AND WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER WERE REPLACED.