Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
March 22, 2011
Submitted
April 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26908
Aircraft time
50,166 hours, 5,923 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Window
Part number
06372
Condition
Cracked
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

NR 1L FLT DECK WINDOW SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CRACKS AND MOISTURE INGRESS ALONG INBD UPPER EDGE. ACCOMPLISHED EXAMINATION OF WINDOW 1L ALONG INBD & OTBD UPPER & LWR EDGES WITH OPTICAL MICROMETER & FOUND CRACKING TO BE IN THE OUTER URETHANE INTERLAYER. NO MOISTURE INGRESS PRESENT AT ANY LAYER. L1 WINDOW REPLACED.