Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
October 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N247US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22754
Part
Sliding Window
Part number
5717623116
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Cockpit
Part time
25,854 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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 1111 - WHILE EN ROUTE TO IND, THE FLIGHT OFFICERS SLIDING WINDOW DEVELOPED A CRACK. AFTER CHECKING WITH MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DECIDED TO DIVERT TO PIT DUE TO POSSIBLE ICING CONDITIONS. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLIGHT OFFICERS SLIDING WINDOW AND THE WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT (P/N 231-2). OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)