What was found
CENTER WINDSHIELD HAS DELAMINATION EMINATING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE ASSOCIATED WITH HEATING ELEMENT. DELAMINATION APPEARED TO INCREASE IN SIZE DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD IAW AMM 56-10-01-201-2. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- April 25, 2018
- Submitted
- April 27, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53618
- Aircraft time
- 52,539 hours, 26,716 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.