Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
February 23, 2002
Submitted
March 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
24411
Part
Window
Part number
5717623115
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
38,798 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

CLT - FLT 1145 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL-RSW, AT FL350, THE CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW OUTER PANE CRACKED. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QUICK REF HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND DUE TO THE ICING CONDITIONS IN FLORIDA, THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THEY REPLACED THE WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER (P/N 231-2). OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

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