Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 7572G7

Difficulty date
April 26, 2003
Submitted
April 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572G7
Aircraft serial
24233
Aircraft time
53,485 hours, 20,170 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

EN ROUTE, THE CAPTAINS FORWARD WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO MAKE A POPPING SOUND, WINDOW CRACKED, DESCENDED TO LOWER ALTITUDE AND SLOWER SPEED FOR FEAR OF LOSING WINDOW, DIVERTED TO ONT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LT FORWARD WINDSHIELD IAW AMM 56-11-01, PG. 401. AS PRECAUTION, REPLACED WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER LT FRONT IAW AMM 30-41-01, PG. 401. VENDOR FUNCTIONAL TEST OF WINDOW HEAT CONTROL S/N 107C-1046 WAS NO FAULT FOUND. UNIT PASSED BENCH TEST IAW HONEYWELL CMM 30-41-07, REV 12, AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. VENDOR CONFIRMED FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD S/N 908AWCPT1, FAILURE ANALYSIS NOT ACCOMPLISHED, WINDSHIELD SCRAPPED AT VENDOR.

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