# Incident 20210817008639I: Dehavilland DHC-8-106, Anchorage, AK, August 17, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Ted Stevens International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: 7C7A
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N885EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885EA-2025-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-106 (registry code 2809020, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-8-106
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW121
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210817008639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON DEPARTURE WITH THE AIRCRAFT LEVELING OFF AT 6000 FEET, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE COPILOT'S WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK. THE CREW REQUESTED A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WHEN THEY NOTICED THE CRACK GROWING LONGER. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

## Other reports on N885EA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150512007009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150512007009I), May 12, 2015: Dehavilland DHC-8-106 (N885EA), Anchorage, AK, No damage. On 5/12/2015 at 1445 local time N885EA, a corvus airlines owned DHC-8-106 departed Anchorage, AK for kodiak, AK. On a scheduled FAR 121 filight. Wx was clear,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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