Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
December 17, 2005
Submitted
December 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
65
Aircraft time
52,659 hours, 23,508 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1653115
Part serial
9829H1189
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
23,090 hours, 9,336 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT AT FL 360, THE CAPT WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE SHATTERED & LT WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE FAILED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MX R & R CAPT WINDSHIELD & NR 1 WINDSHILED HEAT COMPUTER. OPS CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TESTS OF CAPT WINDSHIELD HEAT COMPUTER, NO FAULT FOUND. INSPECTED IAW SAGEM CMM 30-42-36 REV ORIG. CAPT WINDOW SCRAPPED AT VENDOR. INITIAL OBSERVATION OF UNIT REVEALED MOISTURE INGRESS. WINDOW WAS HIGH TIME UNIT, 7 YEARS OLD. CONSIDERED NORMAL FAILURE SEQUENCE FOR AGE OF WINDOW.

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