Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 2, 2019
Submitted
July 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3960
Aircraft time
36,597 hours, 13,050 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
STA320171
Part serial
59523
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Part time
36,597 hours, 13,050 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: MAINTENANCE REPORTS CAPT SLIDING WINDOW HAS A VERY LOUD AIR LEAK . EXTREMELY LOUD ON T/O, INITIAL CLIMB. LESSENED AS DELTA P INCREASED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED COCKPIT LEAK CHECK, FOUND LEFT WINDSHIELD TO BE LEAKING RATHER THAN SIDE WINDOW. REMOVED & REPLACED LEFT WINDSHIELD IAW CARD 26L21056001.

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