What was found
AIR TURNBACK/DECLARED EMERGENCY. CLIMBING THROUGH 20,000FT NOTICED LARGE CRACK DEVELOPING ON R1 COCKPIT WINDSHIELD. REMOVED AND REPLACED R1 WINDOW & HEAT CONTROLLER PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- June 19, 2005
- Submitted
- June 21, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N637SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373H4
- Aircraft serial
- 27710
- Aircraft time
- 29,800 hours, 24,837 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Window
- Part number
- 5893543130
- Part serial
- 99342H5353
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.