Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 17, 2024
Submitted
October 21, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7700
Aircraft time
22,836 hours, 9,077 cycles
Part
Sliding Window
Part number
NH252161
Part serial
L464482
Condition
Scratched
Location
Zone 200
Part time
14,038 hours, 5,804 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LARGE AMOUNT OF SCRATCHES ON CAPTAINS L2 SLIDING WINDOW. SCRATCHES INTERFERE AND HINDER VISIBILITY FROM FLIGHT DECK DURING ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE L2 SLIDING WINDOW AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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