Service difficulty report · Windshield · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 8, 2001
Submitted
October 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
302
Aircraft time
25,727 hours, 28,635 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
17180003
Part serial
969
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left
Part time
4,284 hours, 4,619 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

BOS-ABE FLIGHT#3898. WHILE ENROUTE TO ABE @ 14,000 FT CAPTAIN SIDE WINDOW CRACKED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BGM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CAPTAINS SIDE WINDOW IN ACCORDANCE WITH DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 56-10-16. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.