Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 26, 2001
Submitted
January 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24625
Aircraft time
40,688 hours, 15,637 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
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

CAPTAIN'S OUTER WINDSHIELD CRACKED. OUTER PANE OF WINDSHIELD IS A NON-STRUCTURAL MEMBER OF WINDSHIELD ASSEMBLY. SUSPECT FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE CREATING STRESS CONCENTRATION DURING TAXI AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE ON CLIMBOUT. REPLACED CAPTAIN'S NUMBER 1 WINDSHIELD.