Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
August 12, 2012
Submitted
October 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
873
Aircraft time
47,838 hours, 19,092 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Sliding Window
Part number
NP16531211
Part serial
374
Condition
Damaged
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

CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW'S VISIBILITY IS AFFECTED BY DEFECTS, NEED TO EVALUATE CONDITION. DELAMINATION ALSO AT RT SIDE AND BOTTOM. VISIBILITY NOT AFFECTED. CHECKED DIMENSIONS OF DELAMINATED AND FOUND MAX AREA B DIMENSION TO BE JUST UNDER 3.0 INCHES WHICH IS WITHIN LIMITS AS SPECIFIED IN AMM. DUE TO WINDOW DELAMINATION APPROACHING LIMIT, REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN`S SLIDING WINDOW.

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