Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
January 17, 2012
Submitted
January 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23989
Aircraft time
62,220 hours, 41,400 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
5893543140
Part serial
05146R1015
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
16,217 hours, 10,270 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

DURING CRUISE, EN ROUTE FROM ORD TO CLT, CREW REPORTED THE R1 WINDOW PANE CRACKED AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. AFTER REFERRING TO QRH PROCEDURES, IT WAS DETERMINED TO PROCEED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT WHICH WAS CMH. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CMH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE R1 WINDSHIELD PER J/C 03L10156001.