Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
December 13, 2006
Submitted
December 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1447
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1653116
Condition
Arced
Location
Cockpit
Part time
20,659 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT FLT 1412 EN ROUTE TPA TO PHL. IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD ARCED, THEN CRACKED. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD. OPERATIONALLY CHECKS OK.

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