What was found
DURING FLIGHT THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DCA AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD IAW EMB AMM 56-10-01, OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2010
- Submitted
- March 31, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N257JQ
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145812
- Aircraft time
- 15,215 hours, 13,252 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- Engine time
- 13,768 hours, 11,477 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- NP15131112
- Part serial
- 09061H2750
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 794 hours, 725 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.