Service difficulty report · Windshield · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
October 19, 2012
Submitted
November 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
314
Aircraft time
24,432 hours, 27,165 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EN ROUTE TO ISO FROM IND ON A FERRY FLIGHT, THE COPILOTS WINDSHIELD STARTED TO SHORT AND DELAMINATING. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO BKW. ON LANDING IN BKW THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO LEFT BRAKE PRESSURE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED IAW ATR42 JIC 56-11-00 RAI 10000 AND PRESSURE CHECKED GOOD. THE BRAKE WAS BLED IAW ATR42 JIC 32-42-00 BLD 10000. PERFORMED NORMAL BRAKING OPT TEST AND IT CHECKED GOOD IAW ATR42 JIC 32-42-00 OPT 10000.

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