What was found
FLT 1660 - CLT-BNA - AIR TURNBACK - CAPTAIN WINDSHIELD ARCED AND THEN CRACKED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IMMEDIATELY. REPLACED CAPTAIN WINDSHIELD. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2008
- Submitted
- November 28, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N705UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 929
- Aircraft time
- 29,390 hours, 15,835 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- NP1653115
- Part serial
- 5H2634
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 19,793 hours, 11,303 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.