Service difficulty report · Windshield · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
December 10, 2018
Submitted
December 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989TA
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000482
Aircraft time
18,667 hours, 10,961 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP18730117
Part serial
14020H2215
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
9,661 hours, 3,551 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE OF FLIGHT TA441 FROM DFW TO SAL THE LH WINDSHIELD PRESENTED CRACKING, DUE THAT SITUATION THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO IAH. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING TWO ITEMS: 1) "LEFT WINDSHIELD CRACKED DURING CRUISE LEVEL FL370"; 2) "NO OVERWEIGHT DURING LANDING, MAX VS 300 FT/MIN". MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE LH WINDSHIELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 56-11-00-480-801-A, PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-31-00-720-802-A WITH NORMAL RESULTS. AS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTION WAS REPLACED THE WHCU 1 (P/N SYLZ-53118, S/N 989K) IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 30-42-01-400-801-A, TESTED AS PER AMM 30-42-00-710-801-A WITH NORMAL RESULTS. FOR THE PILOT REPORT "NO OVERWEIGHT LANDING, MAX V/S 300 FT/MIN" AS PER AMM 05-20-27-210-801-A NO MAINTENANCE ACTION IS REQUIRED. AFTER THOSE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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