Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
June 24, 2022
Submitted
June 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158AN
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
7009
Aircraft time
18,007 hours, 7,060 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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: DURING CRUISE THE FIRST OFFICERS FORWARD SIDE WINDOW INNER PANE AFT LOWER CORNER CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NOTE NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202206245355: MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE REPORTED CRACK WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND SLIDING WINDOW TERMINAL HEAT PLUG FILLET SEAL AND THE WINDOW WAS NOT CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE FILLET SEAL PER EA 337194. ** (CLOSED)