Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
June 2, 2010
Submitted
June 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1041
Part
Windshield
Part number
SPSA340152
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,965 hours
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

CLT - FLT 786 EN-ROUTE CLT TO CDG. UPON INITIAL CLIMBOUT, THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD BECAME CRACKED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO FIELD IN CLT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE FLIGHT MADE AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING. FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED.

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