Service difficulty report · Windshield · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
August 16, 2017
Submitted
August 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359AD
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145169
Aircraft time
30,195 hours, 23,035 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
163500115
Part serial
12489E
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
3 hours, 3 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

EN-ROUTE, PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL 250 THAT THE LEFT FRONT WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE SHATTERED. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT FROM TAKE-OFF THROUGH THE CLIMB, HEARD A RATTLING SOUND UNTIL THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOOKED AT THE SURROUNDING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE FOR THE SOURCE OF THE RATTLE SOUND AND COULD NOT LOCATED IT. THE WINDSHIELD AS BEEN FLYING WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THIS WAS THE SECOND WINDSHIELD THAT SHATTERED ON THIS AIRCRAFT WITHIN A FEW DAYS. THE WINDSHIELD HAD THREE FLIGHT CYCLES ON IT WHEN IT SHATTERED AND WAS A NEW WINDSHIELD.

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