Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
April 9, 2014
Submitted
April 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522TA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
5219
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Windshield
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OF THE ACFT FLIGHT TAI-383 FROM SAL TO BOG, THE PIC REPORTED LEFT WINDSHIELD BIRD STRIKE THEREFORE, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SAL AIRPORT. PERFORMED AN ACFT INSPECTION FOR BIRD STRIKE IAW AMM 05-51-14-00 PB 601 AS A RESULT OF THAT INSPECTION 3 DAMAGES WERE FOUND, 1 LEFT WINDSHIELD BROKEN, 2 NOSE RADOME WITH A DENT & 3, LT ON FUSELAGE, LT BETWEEN FRAME 1 & 2 Z=0 & Z=508. THE DENT ON FUSELAGE LT BETWEEN FRAME 1 & 2 WAS EVALUATED & FOUND WITHIN LIMITS SRM 53-15-11. THE NOSE RADOME WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 53-15-11. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 56-11-11. OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH NORMAL RESULTS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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