Service difficulty report · Windshield · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 23, 2011
Submitted
July 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4199
Aircraft time
6,992 hours, 6,757 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
8SC0700007
Part serial
0697
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
6,992 hours, 6,757 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

AT 15000 FT, 10 MILES WEST OF GUSTI INTERSECTION PILOT REPORTED CRACK ON CAPT SIDE WINDSHIELD. CREW RAN CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO IAH. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. REPLACED CAPT'S SIDE WINDOW.