Service difficulty report · Windshield · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
July 18, 2016
Submitted
July 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3359
Aircraft time
31,845 hours, 9,432 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1653118
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED A F/O WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE FAILURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE ACFT DIVERTED AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED, THE WINDSHIELD HAD NO HISTORY OF HEAT FAULTS OR PREVIOUS DELAMINATION’S NOTED. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE OR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE INNER PANE.

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