What was found
AT FL370, .80 MACH, HEARD LOUD POP AND NOTED CAPT'S FWD WINDSCREEN HAD CRACKED MORE THAN .750 INCH OF OUTER PANEL SURFACE AREA. ALSO NOTED 7-8 INCH BURN MARK AT LOWER LEFT. BUS BAR ARCED CAUSING CRACK. WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- October 6, 2003
- Submitted
- October 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N473UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1469
- Aircraft time
- 8,185 hours, 3,161 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 06282
- Part serial
- TA60268
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Left
- Part time
- 8,185 hours, 3,161 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.