Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
August 13, 2025
Submitted
August 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0850
Aircraft time
25,891 hours, 15,592 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1752015
Part serial
20069H5674
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PASSING 20,000 FEET NOTICED ARCING AND BURNING IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF CAPT WINDSCREEN. TURNED OFF HEAT PER QRH. PASSING 24,000 WINDSCREEN SHATTERED. COMPLETED CHECK LIST IN QRH. RETURNED TO RFD. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH WINDSHIELD IN REF TO AMM 56-11-11/0401 UP TO AND NO FURTHER THAN STEP 13 (C). AERODYNAMIC SEALANT NEEDS TO BE APPLIED AND LH TEMP CONTROLLER TO BE OPS CHECKED. REF BARCODE T3F18E00780X0 FOR SEALANT APPLICATION, AND BARCODE T3F18E00780VV FOR OPS CHCECK OF TEMP CONTOLLER.

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