SDR SB04168

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
December 20, 2004
Submitted
December 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23936
Part
Windshield
Part number
5893543109
Part serial
7H1852
Condition
Arced
Location
Cockpit
Part time
12,511 hours, 10,022 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

PHL - FLT1027 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM PHL, AT 3,000 FEET, THE CAPTAIN'S L1 WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO ARC. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAIN'S L1 WINDSHIELD PER JOB CARD J356-11-01. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT FOR THE L1 WINDSHIELD. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.