Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 7, 2019
Submitted
November 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6272
Aircraft time
18,282 hours, 5,172 cycles
Part
Sliding Window
Part number
NH25216
Part serial
L424288
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
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: CAPT SLIDING WINDOW EXTREMELY HOT IN FLIGHT UNABLE TO TOUCH CRACKING AND PINGING NOISES HEARD. SIGNS OF DELAMINATION AND BUBBLING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW IAW AMM 56-12-11. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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