Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21493
Part
Windshield
Part number
PPG5893543095
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, I

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

What was found

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 330, CAPTAIN'S OUTER WINDSHIELD L1 CRACKED ABRUPTLY. FOLLOWED RED TAB PROCEDURES, DESCENDED TO FLIGHT LEVEL 240 AND REDUCED CABIN PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 WINDSHIELD PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 56-11-11. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED HEAT CONTROLLER. REINSTALLED ALL MOLDING AND OK FOR SERVICE.