Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
September 17, 2013
Submitted
September 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1114
Aircraft time
18,951 hours, 45,504 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
33561190002
Part serial
33688
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROX 1.5 HRS INTO THE FLIGHT, ECAM MESSAGE A ICE RT WINDSHIELD HEAT. SIMULTANTOUSLLY WITH APPEARENT SHORT OF RT WINDSHIELD, BLACK MARK WITH DELAMINATING LAYER BELOW. R & R F/O WINDSHIELD IAW AMM 30-42-34, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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