What was found
DURING CRUISE, HEARD A LOUD POP IN COCKPIT AND CAPTAIN'S WINDSCREEN SHATTERED. DESCENDED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED WINDSHIELD. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2013
- Submitted
- July 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N377SK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB135KL
- Aircraft serial
- 145579
- Aircraft time
- 28,809 hours, 25,479 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce AE3007A13
- Engine time
- 19,376 hours, 19,677 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 163500115
- Part serial
- 10275E
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 11,439 hours, 14,446 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.