Service difficulty report · Windshield · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 22, 2001
Submitted
March 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
299
Aircraft time
24,394 hours, 27,104 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
0780306
Part serial
TH2078
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
13,748 hours, 15,145 cycles
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

SYR-FLIGHT 3593. IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 15,000 FT EAST OF SYR, FIRST OFFICERS WINDSCREEN CRACKED AND BECAME TOTALLY DISTORTED. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND FLIGHT DIVERTED TO SYR, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF WINDSHIELD GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.