Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
September 17, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft time
59,938 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1653118
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
12,897 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) CREW ADVISED FLIGHT DISPATCH VIA THE ACARS THAT THEY WERE DIVERTING DUE TO F/O CRACKED WINDSHIELD. F/O`S WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK, QRH AND ATB391 WERE REFERENCED AND CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT. RESULTING IN AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING. NO EMERGENCY WAS CALLED, BUT THE TRUCKS DID MEET ACFT ON ARRIVAL. R & R F/O WINDSHIELED IAM AMM 56-11-11, PB 401.

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