Service difficulty report · Windshield · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
December 31, 2010
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
529
Aircraft time
23,980 hours, 32,758 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1579019
Part serial
91134H1847
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

AIRCREW NOTICED PILOT'S WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED IN FLIGHT. ACFT WAS DIVERTED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. GROUND MX CREW R & R THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD AND ACFT RETURNED TO FLIGHT STATUS.