Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
December 17, 2010
Submitted
December 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3748Y
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30489
Aircraft time
31,208 hours, 12,071 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

CLIMBING OUT OF 8000 FT THE LT OUTER PANE CRACKED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP, LANDING UNEVENTFULLY. MX REPLACED THE L1 WINDOW IAW THE AMM. OPS TESTED WINDOW HEAT IAW THE AMM.