Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 3, 2025
Submitted
June 5, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7539
Aircraft time
25,183 hours, 10,045 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
STA320193
Part serial
101755
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
5,449 hours, 2,294 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SFO DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT THE FLIGHT DECK LEFT HAND WINDSHIELD CRACKED DUE TO A POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCELERATING THRU 300 KNOTS AT 1000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT LANDEDC SAFELY AT SFO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD PER TASK CARD 26L21056001.

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