Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 8, 2014
Submitted
January 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N686FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
804
Aircraft time
20,685 hours, 11,422 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1752015
Part serial
09286H5099
Condition
Arced
Location
Cockpit
Part time
3,017 hours, 1,715 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL 350, CAPTAIN`S FRONT WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO ARC. TURN SWITCH OFF TO SECURE WINDOW. R & R WINDOW IAW AMM 56-11-11-04. OPS CHECKED TEMP CONTROL UNIT PER AMM 30-42-00,P BLOCK 501. TESTED GOOD. OPS CHECKED WINDOW HEAT PROTECTION UNIT PER AMM 30-42-00 P BLOCK 501 CHECKED GOOD.WINDOW CHECKED GOOD DURING WINDSHIELD PANEL ANTI-ICING AND DE-FOGGING OPS TEST PER 30-42-00,P BLOCK 501. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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