Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
June 24, 2023
Submitted
June 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829AN
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40651
Aircraft time
22,919 hours, 2,783 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
19090008
Part serial
1740
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Part time
22,912 hours, 2,782 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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: AT CRUISE FL 370 FIRST OFFICERÏ¿½S SIDE WINDOW CRACKED. NO ARCING OBSERVED, CO-ORDINATED WITH MAINTENANCE, DESCENDED TO FL 250 TO RELIEVE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE. EMERGENCY DECLARED; FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY AT LHR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FIRST OFFICERÏ¿½S #2 WINDSHIELD PER JOB CARD (AALA202306266440) AND REPLACED WINDOW HEART PROTECTION UNIT PER AMM 30-41-03 (AALA202306261470). ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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