Service difficulty report · Windshield · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 31, 2002
Submitted
December 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N835EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
289
Aircraft time
27,631 hours, 30,891 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
7803
Part serial
TH2080
Condition
Cracked
Location
First Officers
Part time
16,010 hours, 17,757 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT#3636 BTV-LGA. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK IN SEVERAL PLACES AND SPARK DUE TO WINDSHIELD HEAT BEING TURNED ON. WINDSHIELD HEAT SELECTED OFF AND SPARKING STOPPED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BTV, AND EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 56-10-11. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM OPERATIONAL CHECK. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.