Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
March 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Engine
Pwa PW4152
Part
Windshield
Part number
TGA300146
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rh Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN)AT 39,000 FT. PILOT REPORTED RH WINDOW FAULT AND MADE ONE RESET. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER, WINDOW FAULT MESSAGE APPEARED AND RH WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE CRACKED. QRH PROCEDURE FOR CRACKED PANE CARRIED OUT. MAINTENANCE ACTION INVOLVED REPLACEMENT OF WINDSHIELD AND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULT WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER.

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