What was found
DURING CLIMBOUT THE COPILOTS WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE A SAFE LANDING IN MIA. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 11, 2008
- Submitted
- December 16, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N811FX
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72202
- Aircraft serial
- 283
- Aircraft time
- 27,009 hours, 29,469 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- NP1588014
- Part serial
- 100484
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.