SDR AU990134

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
February 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Part
Windshield
Part number
50079
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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

(AUS) LT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED FOLLOWING APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS OF ELECTRICAL ARCING. SUSPECT ARCING CAUSED BY WATER INGRESS. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE OUTER PANE CRACKING HAD ORIGINATED FROM SEVERAL BURN SPOTS IN THE BUSS BAR AREA ALONG THE LOWER EDGE AND UPPER INBOARD CORNER OF THE WINDOW. PART TC: 30,310.

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