What was found
CENTER WINDSHIELD BEGAN BUBBLING AT CRUISE 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT. AREA TURNED BLACK AND STARTED TO CRACK. AIR TURNBACK TO CVG. REPLACED WINDSHIELD.
- Difficulty date
- May 24, 2005
- Submitted
- May 27, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N907DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49538
- Aircraft time
- 48,495 hours, 39,429 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 5887275501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.