Service difficulty report · Windshield · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 24, 2025
Submitted
February 25, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971BC
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B224
Aircraft time
39,992 hours, 43,400 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, CREW ENCOUNTERED RIME ICE AND ACTIVATED THE ENGINE ANTI-ICE, WING BOOTS, AND WINDOW HEAT. CREW HEARD A LOUD POP AND DISCOVERED THE RH WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED. CREW TURNED OFF WINDOW HEAT AND RAN THE QRH. CREW CONTACTED THE TOWER AND DIVERTED TO MYNN. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN MYNN. MAINTENANCE TEAM WAS DISPATCHED TO REPLACE THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD.

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