What was found
ON DEPARTURE, THE CAPTS WINDSHIELD BEGAN ARCING THEN CRACKED. FOLLOWED ECAM PROCEDURES. WHEN WINDOW HEAT TURNED OFF THE WINDOW CRACKED. R & R CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD IAW MM 56-11-11-04.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2012
- Submitted
- January 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N670FE
- Make and model
- Airbus A300F4605R
- Aircraft serial
- 777
- Aircraft time
- 23,086 hours, 12,438 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Window
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.