From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) America west airlines flight 35 from phoenix, AZ (phx) to los angeles, CA (lax) while cruising at FL350 had the captains windshield crack in a pattern that obscured the view through the window. According to the B-757 airplane operating manual, that pattern indicates it was one of the two structural windsheild panels that cracked. The captain declared an emergency and landed at the nearest suitable airport, which was Ontario International Airport, CA. (Ont) without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICA WEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 35 FROM PHOENIX, AZ (PHX) TO LOS ANGELES, CA (LAX) WHILE CRUISING AT FL350 HAD THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD CRACK IN A PATTERN THAT OBSCURED THE VIEW THROUGH THE WINDOW. ACCORDING TO THE B-757 AIRPLANE OPERATING MANUAL, THAT PATTERN INDICATES IT WAS ONE OF THE TWO STRUCTURAL WINDSHEILD PANELS THAT CRACKED. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT, WHICH WAS ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CA. (ONT) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Other reports on N908AW · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.