Service difficulty report · Windscreen · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 21, 2007
Submitted
June 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
302
Aircraft time
38,504 hours, 42,407 cycles
Part
Windscreen
Part number
17180003
Part serial
969
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
17,059 hours, 18,388 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DCA, ON CLIMBOUT, THE CREW HEARD A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE CAPTAIN'S SIDE WINDSHIELD. LEVELED OFF AT 5000 FT AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY. CAPTAIN MADE AN INSPECTION OF WINDSHIELD AND FOUND LIKE WINDOW IS CRACKING. THE CAPTAIN DIVERTED TO BWI. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED WINDOW AND FOUND NO CRACKS. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CAPTAINS SIDE WINDOW REPLACED 4/22/07 AS A PRECAUTION.