Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 21, 2004
Submitted
November 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
565
Aircraft time
26,540 hours, 11,394 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fusleage
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE, AT FL 370 THE FO`S WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN HEATING ELEMENT BURNED THROUGH, DIVERTED INTO ABQ & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD IAW AMM, & WINDOW HEAT COMPUTER, OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD. FAILURE ANALYSIS OF WINDSHIELD, OUTBOARD GLASS PLY FRACTURED WITH ORIGIN OF FRACTURE 4.9 INCHES FROM AFT EDGE & 9.8 INCHES FROM BOTTOM EDGE OF WINDSHIELD. AN ELECTRICAL ARC PATH ORIGINATED AT BOTTOM CONDUCTIVE BUSS BAR & TRAVELED ACROSS HEATING FILM VISION AREA OF WINDSHIELD TO ORIGIN OF FRACTURE. IN AREA SURROUNDING BOTTOM CONDUCTIVE BUSS BAR EVIDENCE OF MOISTURE INGRESSION NOTED. MOISTURE INGRESSION ALSO NOTED IN SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND WINDOW.

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