Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 17, 2012
Submitted
September 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26690
Aircraft time
64,432 hours, 22,866 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Window
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CAPTAIN'S FIXED SIDE AFT WINDOW'S VISIBILITY IS AFFECTED BY DEFECTS, REPLACE FIRST AVAILABLE. CREW COMMENTS: IN SUN SCRATCHES AFFECT VISIBILITY FOUND WINDOW EXTREMELY GRIMY ON THE OUTSIDE. GAVE WINDOW GOOD CLEANING AND VISIBILITY IS NOW BACK TO NORMAL.