Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
December 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23881
Part
Windshield
Part number
PPG5893543109
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Cockpit
Part time
20,166 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 - FL735 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL TO MCI, THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND BEGAN ARCING. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAINS L1 WINDSHIELD. ALSO, REPLACED THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER (P/N 231-2) AS PRECAUTIONARY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)