Service difficulty report · Windshield · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 22, 2005
Submitted
November 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145424
Aircraft time
12,427 hours, 9,984 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
163500111
Part serial
2335
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
12,427 hours, 9,984 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

FLIGHT 3042 BWI-PHL - LEVELING OFF AT 10,000 FEET, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG. CAPTAIN AND FO NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD SHATTERED. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS THE W/S HEAT 1 FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BWI. THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD IAW AMM 56-10-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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