Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
November 21, 2002
Submitted
January 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23991
Part
Windshield
Part number
5893543110
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

PIT - FLT 1246 - EN ROUTE FROM PIT TO BWI, THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD CRACKED. ICING IN THE BWI AREA WAS A CONCERN WHEN CONSIDERING CONTINUING THE FLIGHT. FLIGHT ENDED UP RETURNING TO FIELD AT PIT WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 4 WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)