Service difficulty report · Window Frame · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
August 31, 2023
Submitted
September 4, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455UA
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
1105
Aircraft time
72,084 hours, 28,982 cycles
Part
Window Frame
Part number
D5311104920500
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Windshield
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WINDSHIELD LH AND RH CONTINUITY FITTINGS HAVE CRACK INDICATION A PPROX.. 400 INCH OUT FROM CENTER POST. "CONTACT ENGINEERING FOR REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE NEXT FLIGHT" (AD RELEATED SUPPORT TAS K (AD 2020-17-03) GENERATED AT HAECO LCQ PER NR 9296319(20319) A ND NR 9296403 (20403) BY MECH V892444 LH&RH FRONT WINDSHIELD FRAMES, ACMP INITIAL INSP PER PART 2 OF FC. ACMP REPEAT INSP AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 5,400 ACFT FC T 6403 AND 9296319. THE LATEST REV OF ECRA 5310-08197 ON OR BEFORE 34,382 TOTAL ACFT HEREAFTER.IAW ECRA 5310-08197 PART 1.2. WRK ACMP ON HAECO NR 929 ACMP INTERIM RPR AT FWD WINDSHIELD LH AND RH CONTINUITY FITTING RH MOST INBD HOLEIAW ECRA 5310-08197 PART 1.1 FOR THE RPR TO THE LH AND RH WINDSHIELD FRAME REPAIR PERFORMED PER PART1 OF ECRA TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT 5310-08197. PER PART1 STEP2-FOR THE REPAIR TO THE LH & RH FRONT WINDSHIELD FRAMES, ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5310-08197 ON OR BEFORE 34,382 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 5,400 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, THEREAFTER QC RECORDS UPDATE ......HC QC REVIEWED. INIT : 34,382 TAFC (INIT WILL ITO TO RIR) RIR : 5400 FC .....HC/U389717