Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
May 1, 2020
Submitted
May 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0839
Aircraft time
19,429 hours, 11,992 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
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

INSPECTION TYPE:N/AIN FLIGHT ECAM ANTI-ICE L WINDOW HEAT FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NOTICED BUBBLING AND ARCING. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER WINDSHIELD CRACKED THROUGHOUT. COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURE FOR COCKPIT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. DETERMINED TO BE CRACKED ONLY.R&R CAPTS WINDSHIELD PER A300 AMM 56-11-11-0401. OPS CK GOOD.

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