20060115002439I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-232 · Savannah, GA · January 15, 2006

Date: January 15, 2006 · 21:43 local
Place: Savannah, GA
Airport: Savannah International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N608DA
Reported as: Boeing 757232
Fatal injuries: 0

N608DARegistered now · Boeing 757-232S/N 22815 · Built 1985 Airframe modelBoeing 757-232

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What happened

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(-23) On January 15, 2006, delta flight 2009, a B-757 aircraft, registration number N608DA was enroute from tampa, FL (tpa) to bradley airport, hartford, CT (bdl) when the pilot encountered a fire in the lower left corner of the pilot's forward windshield (L1). The flight crew extinguished the fire with the cockpit halon fire extinguisher and pulled the windshield heat circuit breaker. The pilot declared an emergency and diverted to Savannah, GA (sav). The aircraft landed safely at Savannah International Airport without incident at approximately 9:43 pm.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 15, 2006, DELTA FLIGHT 2009, A B-757 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N608DA WAS ENROUTE FROM TAMPA, FL (TPA) TO BRADLEY AIRPORT, HARTFORD, CT (BDL) WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A FIRE IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE PILOT'S FORWARD WINDSHIELD (L1). THE FLIGHT CREW EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH THE COCKPIT HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PULLED THE WINDSHIELD HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO SAVANNAH, GA (SAV). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 9:43 PM.