Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
June 25, 2014
Submitted
June 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
457
Aircraft time
49,599 hours, 14,866 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1752013
Part serial
09026H7840
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
45,695 hours, 13,096 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN`S COCKPIT WINDOW CRACKED AT FLIGHT LEVEL 340, ARCING BEGAN IMMEDIATELY. NORMAL QRH PROCEDURES STOPPED THE ARCING. REMAINDER OF FLIGHT NORMAL. R & R CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD IAW AMM 56 -11-11-04, PERFORMED WINDSHIELD PANEL ANTI-ICING & DEFOGGING. OPERATIONS TESTED IAW AMM, ALL CHECKED NORMAL.

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