Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 25, 2004
Submitted
April 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
836
Aircraft time
20,559 hours, 7,178 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1653115
Part serial
98054H8006
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
20,559 hours, 7,178 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

WINDSHIELD ON CAPTAIN'S SIDE STARTED TO CRACK & GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. FLIGHT DIVERTED. WEATHER SEAL DETERIORATION LEAD TO DELAMINATION OF WINDOW ALLOWING WATER INGRESION CAUSING ARCING AT THE BUS BAR RESULTING IN CRACKING OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED.

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