Service difficulty report · Window · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 28, 2023
Submitted
January 31, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N691FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
877
Aircraft time
20,938 hours, 11,871 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
NP1752016
Part serial
17318H1729
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit Rt
Part time
5,986 hours, 3,673 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

FO FRONT WINDOW ARCED IN FLIGHT AND CRACKED. NO CRACK ON INTERIOR SURFACE. QRH PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED F/O FIXED WINDSHIELD PANEL IAW AMM 56-11-11-04. INSTALLED FIRST OFFICER WINDSHIELD PANELS IAW AMM 56-11-11-04 UP TO AND INCLUDING STEP 2. E. (10) CONTINUED INSTALL FROM STEP 2 (E) (11) TO COMPLETION OF FO FRONT WINDOW IAW AMM 56-11-11-04. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW AMM 30-42-00, CHKS GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDOW HEATING PROTECTION UNIT (88DG) AS PRECAUTION FOR ARCING IAW AMM 30-42-51-04. OPS CHK GOOD. REQUIRES SEALANT CURE TIME, APPLIED AT 0600Z.

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