<< >> NASA ASRS Report 982691, December 2011

A line; lead mechanic reports an A319 captain departed a previous station with a known defect to their cockpit window. The damaged window could not be salvaged. Concerns about the aircraft being pressurized with the damaged window were also noted.

Attributes
ACN	982691
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Window
Person 1
Function	Lead Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Experience	Maintenance Lead Technician 27 Maintenance Technician 15
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Captain admitted he left ZZZ1; december 2011; with a known defect to the window (scratched at gate prior to push-back). Captain admitted this in front of two maintenance personnel. Window is so damaged that it cannot be salvaged. Crew did not send maintenance message until 20-minutes prior to arrival. Damage should have [been] maintenance evaluated. Damage was so significant that the aircraft should not be flown pressurized.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Line; Lead Mechanic reports an A319 Captain departed a previous station with a known defect to their cockpit window. The damaged window could not be salvaged. Concerns about the aircraft being pressurized with the damaged window were also noted.

Narrative: Captain admitted he left ZZZ1; December 2011; with a known defect to the window (scratched at gate prior to push-back). Captain admitted this in front of two Maintenance personnel. Window is so damaged that it cannot be salvaged. Crew did not send Maintenance message until 20-minutes prior to arrival. Damage should have [been] Maintenance evaluated. Damage was so significant that the aircraft should not be flown pressurized.

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.