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A330 captain reports right windshield heat failure at FL330. After conferring with dispatch; flight returned to departure airport for overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 837999 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Window Ice/Rain System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
At cruise right windshield anti-ice and right windshield heat ecams came on. We notified maintenance and dispatch. Dispatcher told us to return. We returned to our departure airport and did an overweight landing with no problems. Windshield anti-ice and heaters failed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A330 Captain reports right windshield heat failure at FL330. After conferring with dispatch; flight returned to departure airport for overweight landing.
Narrative: At cruise right windshield anti-ice and right windshield heat ECAMs came on. We notified Maintenance and Dispatch. Dispatcher told us to return. We returned to our departure airport and did an overweight landing with no problems. Windshield anti-ice and heaters failed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.