Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 26, 2026
Submitted
September 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N108UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1061
Aircraft time
75,569 hours, 38,464 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
STA320193
Part serial
98143
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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 TUL DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING A BIRDSTRIKE ON THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD CAUSING IT TO CRACK WHILE CLIMBING THRU 10000FT - THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT TUL AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER - MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD PER JOB CARD 26L2105600

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