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An MD80 experienced a return to the field due to an extremely loud noise from the first officer's windshield caused by an incorrect windshield installation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472092 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 472092 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 472093 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Abc XXX and I were assigned to remove and replace an first officer's windshield on aircraft xyz on may/sat/00. We had a copy of the maintenance manual to guide us through this procedure and complied with it. We applied sealant PR1829-B2 to the retainer deflector and clear view window sill, as stated in maintenance manual. 'Note. When dispatching aircraft before cure time of sealant, strip of 1 inch (25.4 millimeters) wide pressure sensitive tape #639, or 2 inch aluminum speed tape should be applied over sealant. Speed tape should be squeegeed in place. Tape may be removed 12 hours after sealant has been applied.' we used the pressure sensitive tape, #639. We completed the first officer's windshield project approximately XA30. The aircraft was air interrupted early afternoon on may/sun/00 due to an 'extremely loud noise from top exterior first officer forward windscreen.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 EXPERIENCED A RETURN TO THE FIELD DUE TO AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE FROM THE FO'S WINDSHIELD CAUSED BY AN INCORRECT WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION.
Narrative: ABC XXX AND I WERE ASSIGNED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE AN FO'S WINDSHIELD ON ACFT XYZ ON MAY/SAT/00. WE HAD A COPY OF THE MAINT MANUAL TO GUIDE US THROUGH THIS PROC AND COMPLIED WITH IT. WE APPLIED SEALANT PR1829-B2 TO THE RETAINER DEFLECTOR AND CLR VIEW WINDOW SILL, AS STATED IN MAINT MANUAL. 'NOTE. WHEN DISPATCHING ACFT BEFORE CURE TIME OF SEALANT, STRIP OF 1 INCH (25.4 MILLIMETERS) WIDE PRESSURE SENSITIVE TAPE #639, OR 2 INCH ALUMINUM SPD TAPE SHOULD BE APPLIED OVER SEALANT. SPD TAPE SHOULD BE SQUEEGEED IN PLACE. TAPE MAY BE REMOVED 12 HRS AFTER SEALANT HAS BEEN APPLIED.' WE USED THE PRESSURE SENSITIVE TAPE, #639. WE COMPLETED THE FO'S WINDSHIELD PROJECT APPROX XA30. THE ACFT WAS AIR INTERRUPTED EARLY AFTERNOON ON MAY/SUN/00 DUE TO AN 'EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE FROM TOP EXTERIOR FO FORWARD WINDSCREEN.'
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.