Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
October 2, 2019
Submitted
October 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
30797
Aircraft time
74,256 hours, 9,393 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: THREE HOURS INTO FLIGHT CAPTAIN`S LEFT WINDSHIELD ARCED THEN CRACKED OUTER PANE AT THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. MAY HAVE BEEN STARTING POINT. NO FURTHER ISSUES, NO DEFORMING OR BOWING. REPLACED WINDSHIELD PER AMM 56-11-01.