Service difficulty report · Windshield · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 22, 2009
Submitted
August 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26549
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145571
Aircraft time
16,902 hours, 13,014 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
163500115
Part serial
20009E
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
6,721 hours, 5,104 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2550, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD SHATTERED ON CLIMBOUT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD, OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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