Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
October 4, 2003
Submitted
October 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
082
Aircraft time
44,199 hours, 20,041 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1653116
Part serial
99114H6042
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
13,229 hours, 5,245 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

CMH - AIR TURN BACK - FLT 0747 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CMH EN ROUTE FOR LAS THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD CRACKED, TURNED BACK TO CMH. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD IAW AMM 56-11-11, BITE TEST OF WINDOW HEAT COMPUTER WAS GOOD. VENDOR DID NOT PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS OF WINDSHIELD.

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