Service difficulty report · Windshield · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 10, 2015
Submitted
December 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286HF
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
1450177
Aircraft time
2,576 hours, 1,969 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP15131117
Part serial
12362H1050
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,576 hours, 1,969 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

OUTER LAYER OF CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD EXPERIENCED SPIDER WEB CRACK DURING APPROACH AT 14500 FEET MSL. IT STARTED FROM HEATED AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY AT THE DESTINATION. REPLACED CAPTAIN SIDE WINDSHIELD WITH NEW. OPERATIONAL CHECK TESTED GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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