Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 25, 1999
Submitted
October 9, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
489
Aircraft time
17,687 hours
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLT EXPERIENCED A CRACKED OUTER WINDSHIELD ON THE CAPT SIDE AT FL390. FLT DESCENDED TO FL220 PER THE FLIGHT MANUAL. *S/D* WATER INGRESS THROUGH THE WEATHER SEAL REACHED THE WINDSHIELD''S BUSBAR, RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL ARCING AND SUBSEQUENT CRACKING OF THE WINDSHIELD OUTER FACE PLY. CRACKING OF THE OUTER FACE PLY DOES NOT AFFECT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, HOWEVER THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT''S NEXT FLIGHT.

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