Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 11, 2023
Submitted
May 12, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N691FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
877
Aircraft time
21,223 hours, 12,068 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1752015
Part serial
13222H5838
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL360, CAPTAIN S WINDSHIELD BEGAN ARCING AT BOTTOM LEFT BASE. SHORTLY AFTER IT BEGAN ARCING, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED ACROSS ENTIRE SCREEN. FOLLOWED QRH AND TURNED OFF WINDOW HEATER. NO CRACKING OBSERVED ON INSIDE OF COCKPIT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH NO FURTHER DEGRADATION OF WINDOW. PERFORMED CAPT S WINDSHIELD REMOVAL AND INSTALL FROM STEP F(2) THRU COMPLETION IAW AMM 56-11-11-04, OPS TEST FAILS POWER CIRCUIT AND SAFETY TESTS, FOUND TEMP CONTROLLER FOR LEFT SIDE, LOCATION 19DG TO BE FAULTY IAW TSM 30-42-00, REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDOW TEMPERATURE CONTROL UNIT (19DG) REF AMM 30-42-11-04 , OPS CHECK GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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