What was found
CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB, THE CAPTAIN`S WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & RETURNED TO FIELD. MX REPLACED THE LT WINDSHIELD. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2013
- Submitted
- December 16, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N282SK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145409
- Aircraft time
- 28,084 hours, 23,728 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce AE3007A1P
- Engine time
- 25,626 hours, 22,374 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 163500115
- Part serial
- 11867E
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 2,094 hours, 1,941 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.