# SDR USAA2012102200004

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 20, 2012
- Submitted: October 22, 2012
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N203UW
- Make and model: Boeing 757-23N
- Registry model: [Boeing 757-23N](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-23n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 30548
- Aircraft time: 39,986 hours, 11,859 cycles
- System (JASC): [5610 · Flight Compartment Windows](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5610)
- Part: Windshield
- Part number: 141T480150
- Part serial: 99300H2294
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Cockpit
- Part time: 39,986 hours, 11,859 cycles
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: M
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA2012102200004

## Discrepancy

CLT -  FLT 874  EN ROUTE CLT TO AUA.  FLIGHT HAD F/O FORWARD WINDSHIELD OVERHEAT.  F/O'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED.  THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO CLT.  THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY INBOUND TO CLT, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED F/O'S WINDSHIELD.

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