SDR 95ZZZX976

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
February 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
242
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1588011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Fwd
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, B

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

What was found

PBI - STA 5681 - EN ROUTE FROM JAX TO MIA AT CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CAPTAIN'S FWD WINDSHIELD HEAT SHORTED INTERNALLY AND ARCED. SOON AFTER, THE OUTER PANE CRACKED RESEMBLING A SPIDER WEB. CAPTAIN'S VISIBILITY WAS NEAR ZERO. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PBI WITHOUT INCIDENT. C/A - REPLACED CAPT'S FWD W/S.

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