Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 6, 2017
Submitted
September 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5292
Aircraft time
16,918 hours, 6,857 cycles
Part
Sliding Window
Part number
NP16531213
Part serial
12153H9425
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
16,918 hours, 6,857 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. DURING CLIMB OUT OF DFW, CAPTAIN'S SIDE WINDOW CRACKED AT 12,000 FEET. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW PANE PER MM 56-12-11. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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