Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 24, 2010
Submitted
June 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
856
Aircraft time
44,077 hours, 16,556 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1653115
Part serial
03116H2739
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
24,893 hours, 9,171 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLT 373 JFK - CLT - EMERGENCY LANDING - CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND ARCING. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC IN ORDER TO DESCEND TO FL 190 QUICKLY. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO CLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD & WINDOW HEAT COMPUTER.

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