Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 21, 2012
Submitted
October 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
35115
Aircraft time
28,990 hours, 15,405 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
141A481014
Part serial
AFCO1529601
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left
Part time
28,990 hours, 15,405 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB AT 3.8 PSI’S OF DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE, A STRONG NOISE IN CREW CABIN WAS HEARD. FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE QRH 2.1 PROCEDURE, NO CONFIRMED FAILURE, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. MX PERSONNEL REPLACED THE LT WINDSHIELD NR 2 IAW MM 56-12-11 AND WINDSHIELD NR 3 TORQUE WAS CHECKED IAW 56-11-11 AND PRESSURIZATION TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW 21-31-00, TESTED CORRECT.