What was found
DURING TAXI-OUT, CREW REPORTED THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW BEGAN TO ARC THEN SHATTERED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 56-12-11. SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- December 7, 2011
- Submitted
- December 8, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N529AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373B7
- Aircraft serial
- 24411
- Aircraft time
- 64,270 hours, 40,778 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Window
- Part number
- 5717623115
- Part serial
- PNS437
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 52,133 hours, 35,710 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.