What was found
AIR TURNBACK, F/O WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN FLIGHT AT APPROX 23000 FT AT 290 KTS IN THE CLIMBOUT. PRESSURE IN THE CABIN WAS NORMAL. REPLACED F/O WINDSHIELD, REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER FOR ARCING.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2000
- Submitted
- August 21, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N645AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320231
- Aircraft serial
- 238
- Aircraft time
- 26,602 hours, 12,284 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Window
- Part number
- 66642023
- Part serial
- 772
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 24,744 hours, 11,079 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.