Service difficulty report · Window · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
November 5, 2009
Submitted
November 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
64
Aircraft time
63,868 hours, 28,628 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
NP1653133
Part serial
03093H1182
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
19,256 hours, 8,377 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 5 - ORD - EMERGENCY LANDING - LEFT AFT COCKPIT WINDOW SHATTERED ON CLIMBOUT AT 13,500 FT. NO LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. ALSO ANTI-ICE LEFT WINDOW FAULT. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORD. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT AFT FIXED WINDOW IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 56-11-12-400-002 AND WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 30-42-34-400-001.

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