Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
February 5, 2007
Submitted
February 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26232
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28942
Aircraft time
26,017 hours, 9,972 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
58935841
Part serial
99036H8743
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
26,017 hours, 9,972 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

THE L-5 COCKPIT WINDOW SHATTERED IN FLIGHT. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE OCCURRENCE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE WINDOW HAD ALSO SEPARATED AND LIFTED AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE FRAME. THE L-5 WINDOW WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 56-11-31-400-801. THE L-4 WINDOW WAS ALSO REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION DUE TO DELAMINATION. BOTH WINDOWS WERE LEAK CHECKED IAW MM 05-51-91 AND ALL CHECKED GOOD. A WINDOW HEAT SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST WAS ALSO PERFORMED IAW MM 30-41-00-710-801 AND ALL CHECKED GOOD.