Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
July 21, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft time
60,480 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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

IN THE CLIMB THROUGH F250, THE CAPTAIN`S WINDSCREEN CRACKED. A PAN-PAN WAS CALLED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED WHERE AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING OF APPROX 46.0 WAS CARRIED OUT. NO ADVERSE PASSENGER REACTION WAS OBSERVED.

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