Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
October 5, 2022
Submitted
October 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304RB
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
44463
Aircraft time
8,735 hours, 3,385 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
141A48001
Part serial
19010H0116
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CAPTAIN L1 WINDSHIELD UPPER BUS BAR SIGNS OF ARCING ENTIRE LENGTH AND 3 INCH AREA OF CRACKING. LOWER BUS BAR SIGNS OF ARCING, ALSO (4) SOLDER JOINTS HAVE SIGNS OF ARCHING. PRE-MOLDED SEAL DIS-BONDED AND AREAS MISSING. Z-BAR EXPOSED AND DIS-BONDED. REPLACED CAPTAIN L1 WINDSHIELD PER WC 09C21056003.