Service difficulty report · Window · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 23, 2005
Submitted
January 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1110
Aircraft time
22,918 hours, 8,785 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
NP1653116
Part serial
99160H9662
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
9,543 hours, 3,662 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE, EN ROUTE TO BOS, THE F/O'S WINDOW MIDDLE PANE SHATTERED AND WAS ARCING. PER QRH CREW WAS TO DESCEND. DECLARED EMERGENCY TO EXPEDITE DESCENT. ONCE AT LOWER ALTITUDE CANCELLED EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED TO BOS, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE F/O'S WINDSHIELD AND THE WHC, RIGHT SIDE. REPORTED FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES, EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO TRAFFIC IN AREA THEN EMERGENCY CANCELLED. COMPUTER, WINDOW HEAT; PN 416-00318-003; SN 4160031800264; MFG PPG; TT 9543; TC 3662; TSR 9543.

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