Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
February 20, 2006
Submitted
February 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
099
Aircraft time
51,530 hours, 22,862 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1563116
Part serial
00005H7052
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
19,088 hours, 7,721 cycles
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

REPORTED AT FL350, RT WINDSHIELD CRACKED & HEARD ARCING IN WINDSHIELD. RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MX R & R RT WINDOW IAW AIRBUS 320 MM 56-11-11 AND REPLACED RT WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER IAW AIRBUS 320 MM 30-42-30. OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD. ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE OF WINDOW WAS ATTRIBUTED TO MOISTURE INGRESS. WINDOW WAS SCRAPPED AT VENDOR. VENDOR FOUND NO FAULT WITH THE WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. VENDOR PERFORMED FULL FUNCTIONAL TESTS AND INSPECTED WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER IAW SAGEM CMM 30-42-36 REV. ORIG.

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