Service difficulty report · Window · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
August 6, 2013
Submitted
August 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
931
Aircraft time
50,862 hours, 21,316 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
NP1653134
Part serial
4106H2086
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Cockpit
Part time
29,090 hours, 12,439 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THE F/O FIXED SIDE WINDOW DEVELOPED A LARGE BUBBLE WHICH VISUALLY CHANGED DIMENSIONS ALONG WITH A LARGE OPTICAL DISTORTION SURROUNDING BUBBLE. WINDOW WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AT BUBBLE. REST OF WINDOW COLD TO TOUCH. SOON AFTER, GOT ECAM ANTI-ICE RT WINDOW. MX R & R F/O FIXED SIDE WINDOW IAW AMM 56-11-12. ALSO, R & R RT WINDOW HEAT COMPUTER IAW AMM 30-42-34.

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