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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombdr DHC8401 · Spokane, WA · April 11, 2004

Date: April 11, 2004 · 07:10 local
Place: Spokane, WA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: QXEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N407QX
Reported as: Bombdr DHC8401
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N407QXRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2020 · Bombardier DHC-8-402S/N 4049 · Built 2001 Airframe modelBombardier DHC-8-402 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW150ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The flight officers windshield cracked when in cruise flight sea to mso. The aircraft followed normal procedure and landed without incident at get. Followup has shown that this aircraft has cracked three, yes three f/o windshields and three other cockpit windows since it's birth two and a half years ago. This aircraft has been ferried to pdx, qxea's main maintenance base for windown removal and airframe evaluation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT OFFICERS WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN IN CRUISE FLIGHT SEA TO MSO. THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED NORMAL PROCEDURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT GET. FOLLOWUP HAS SHOWN THAT THIS AIRCRAFT HAS CRACKED THREE, YES THREE F/O WINDSHIELDS AND THREE OTHER COCKPIT WINDOWS SINCE IT'S BIRTH TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN FERRIED TO PDX, QXEA'S MAIN MAINTENANCE BASE FOR WINDOWN REMOVAL AND AIRFRAME EVALUATION.