Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
October 9, 2020
Submitted
November 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8542Z
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
63581
Aircraft time
10,786 hours, 4,828 cycles
Part
Sliding Window
Condition
Stuck
Location
Cockpit
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

ON ROTATION FLEW THROUGH MULTIPLE SMALL BIRDS. 1 STRUCK CAPT LT SIDE WINDOW. NORMAL ENGINE PARAMETERS THE ENTIRE FLIGHT BACK TO DAL. CLEANED AND INSPECTED AREA OF LT WINDOW, WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRDSTRIKE AT LEFT INBOARD LEADING EDGE. CLEANED AND INSPECTED AREA, WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. COMPLIED WITH BIRDSTRIKE INSPECTION, PER AMM 05-51-18. NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND.

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