Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 13, 2011
Submitted
December 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24549
Aircraft time
60,348 hours, 40,344 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
5893543140
Part serial
05145R9915
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
13,038 hours, 8,264 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE FROM BDL TO CLT, DURING CRUISE AT FL360, THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO OVERWEIGHT LANDING AND NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD PER J/C 03L10156001. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER RT PER TASK 30-41-11.

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