What happened
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On may 16, 2010, at approximately 2117 eastern daylight time, a Boeing 757-200, N510UA, experienced an emergency due to the captain's front windshield catching fire. The aircraft was enroute to los angeles international airport (lax) from john f. kennedy international airport (jfk) when the crew diverted to Dulles International Airport (iad), Chantilly (Washington, DC), Virginia. The airplane landed without incident at iad and there were no injuries to the 7 crewmembers or the 105 passengers on board. The scheduled domestic passenger flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR 121 on an instrument flight plan. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 16, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 2117 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING 757-200, N510UA, EXPERIENCED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE CAPTAIN'S FRONT WINDSHIELD CATCHING FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAX) FROM JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JFK) WHEN THE CREW DIVERTED TO DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IAD), CHANTILLY (WASHINGTON, DC), VIRGINIA. THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT IAD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 7 CREWMEMBERS OR THE 105 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR 121 ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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