Service difficulty report · Window · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 27, 2005
Submitted
August 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1792
Aircraft time
12,080 hours, 4,678 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
06282
Part serial
TA60320
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
12,093 hours, 4,682 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PHX - AIR TURN BACK - FLT 570 - DURING TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED FORWARD WINDSHIELD HEAT INOPERATIVE. RETURNED TO PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD FIXED WINDOW IAW AIRBUS MM 56-11-11-04, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. PRIOR TO AIR TURN BACK AND REPLACEMENT OF CAPTAINS WINDOW, WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED IN PHX, FLT 285. WINDSHIELD WAS SCRAPPED AT REPAIR FACILITY.

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