# Incident 19971002040969I: Jetair JETSTM4101, Washington, DC, October 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1997, 19:18 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324UE-2006-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jetstream JETSTREAM 4101 (registry code 1500501, https://openairdocs.org/model/jetstream-jetstream-4101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JETAIR JETSTM4101
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971002040969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT IAD DUE TO CAPTAIN'S OUTER PANE OF WINDSCREEN CRACKING AND CATCHING ON FIRE AT BASE. CREW TURNED OFF WINDSCREEN HEAT. THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT WHEN THE OUTER PANE CRACKED, THE HEATING ELEMENT WIRES ARCED. MAINTENANCE OPENED DMI 53288, MEL 30-1 ON THE WINDSCREEN HEAT. CRACK IN WINDSCREEN WAS INSPECTED AND OK'D FOR SERVICE PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL CH56-10-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N324UE (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000730026039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000730026039I), Jul 30, 2000: Jetair JETSTM4101 (N324UE), Binghamton, NY. (-23) On Sunday, July 30, 2000, at 1650 EDT, a ba jetstream 4101, s/n 41017, N324UE, flight number 7356, operated by atlantic coast airlines, on a flight from…
- [Incident 19990127011499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990127011499I), Jan 27, 1999: Jetair JETSTM4101 (N324UE), Lancaster, PA. The crew smelled fumes in the cockpit and decalred an emergency and diverted to Lancaster (lns). Landing with no further incident. Passengers were deplaned.…
- [Incident 19960707023609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960707023609I), Jul 7, 1996: Jetair JETSTM4101 (N324UE), Sterling, VA. Narrative: passenger in passenger boarding area became upset with customer service representative and was heard to say that if he did not get to take this…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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