Service difficulty report · Windshield · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
January 28, 2018
Submitted
February 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9405T
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53141
Aircraft time
70,056 hours, 35,054 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. LARGE CRACK ON CENTER WINDSHIELD RIGHT SIDE, OUTER PANE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW WINDOW PER MM 56-10-01. INSTALLED NEW TERMINAL BLOCK AT CENTER WINDOW POSITION RS-31 PER AMM 30-41-00 AND AMM 20-20-01.

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