Service difficulty report · Terminal · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 21, 2009
Submitted
January 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N337EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
284
Aircraft time
35,245 hours, 41,034 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Arced
Location
Windscreen
Part time
13,630 hours, 16,806 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT CREW SAW THE WINDSCREEN TERMINAL CONNECTIONS BEGIN TO ARC AND THROW SPARKS, THEN THE WINDSCREEN CRACKED. THE SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO DESTINATION. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UPON LANDING, MX FOUND THE WINDSCREEN TO BE INTERNALLY SHORTED. THE WINDSCREEN WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. THE ACFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.