What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CAPTAIN SLIDING WINDOW REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. WINDOW IS DELAMINATED ALONG TOP EDGE AND FORWARD EDGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW PER AMM 56-12-11.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2021
- Submitted
- March 17, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N653AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1003
- Aircraft time
- 73,475 hours, 28,897 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Sliding Window
- Part number
- D5311001803201
- Part serial
- MC2969
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 67,722 hours, 26,526 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- 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.