What happened
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On the morning of 26 March 2021 flight 5440 cak-phl, aircraft N709PS, experienced a right windshield terminal block failure, leading to sparking, a momentary flame, and the fo?s windshield cracking. The crew ran the qrh, declared an emergency, and returned to cak. There were no injuries. Certificate holder submitted an SDR for analysis and sent the applicable article to the manufacturer for failure analysis. Supplemental SDR will be submitted upon receipt of the failure analysis report from the manufacturer. Additionally, the dfw cmo has reached out to the atlanta mido to address issues with the manufacturer related to special processes and training.
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As the FAA filed it
ON THE MORNING OF 26 MARCH 2021 FLIGHT 5440 CAK-PHL, AIRCRAFT N709PS, EXPERIENCED A RIGHT WINDSHIELD TERMINAL BLOCK FAILURE, LEADING TO SPARKING, A MOMENTARY FLAME, AND THE FO?S WINDSHIELD CRACKING. THE CREW RAN THE QRH, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO CAK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CERTIFICATE HOLDER SUBMITTED AN SDR FOR ANALYSIS AND SENT THE APPLICABLE ARTICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS. SUPPLEMENTAL SDR WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON RECEIPT OF THE FAILURE ANALYSIS REPORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. ADDITIONALLY, THE DFW CMO HAS REACHED OUT TO THE ATLANTA MIDO TO ADDRESS ISSUES WITH THE MANUFACTURER RELATED TO SPECIAL PROCESSES AND TRAINING.
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NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N709PS · 2
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