Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
August 2, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23384
Aircraft time
61,668 hours, 36,156 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
5893543130
Part serial
7106
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
19,326 hours, 12,105 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

IAH - PHX - DIV - LOG 7829027 - CREW REPORTED, AT CRUISE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK FROM AN UNKNOWN OBJECT CRACKING THE FO'S SIDE WINDOW. THE CREW DEPRESSURIZED, DESCENDED TO FL 100, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO ELP. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICERS NR 1 WINDOW. AS A PRECAUTION, MX ALSO REPLACED THE WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT. OPERATIONAL/LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. UNIT, WINDOW HEAT CONTROL, MFG P/N- 231-2, S/N 6507, TSR: 4862.

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