SDR 2004F00221

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
April 6, 2004
Submitted
July 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981LR
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
558
Part
Windshield
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CLIMB, A BIRD STRUCK THE LEFT WINDSHIELD, CRACKING THE OUTER PLY OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED ITS NORMAL FLIGHT TO EL SALVADOR STATION. AFTER LANDING AT SAL STATION, TECHNICIANS PERFORMED INSPECTION DUE BIRD STRIKE PER AMM 05-51-14. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WAS FOUND DAMAGED. IT WAS REPLACED PER AMM 56-11-11. IT WAS PERFORMED INSPECTION OF BOTH ENGINES PER AMM 72-00-00-200-010. THE INSPECTION REVEALED NO EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL DAMAGE ON BOTH ENGINES. NO OTHER DAMAGES WERE FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE. ALSO AN IMPACT ON THE NOSE RADOME WAS FOUND. THE RADOME WAS INSPECTED, PER NTM 51-10-06, NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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