Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
November 17, 2008
Submitted
November 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29363
Aircraft time
15,155 hours, 7,965 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
5893543149
Part serial
03204H9468
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
15,147 hours, 7,962 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 RETURNED DUE TO THE LT WINDOW NR 1 CRACKED. MAINT REPLACED THE LT WINDSHIELD ASSY NR 1 AND WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 56-11-11 AND AMM 30-41-11, TESTED CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE ACFT LANDED WITH 52,961 KG AND THE MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT IS 58,059 KG.