Service difficulty report · Windshield · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 11, 2002
Submitted
December 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
339
Aircraft time
24,686 hours, 27,204 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
07802
Part serial
TH2145
Condition
Cracked
Location
Captains
Part time
10,579 hours, 11,677 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LGA- FLIGHT#3877. CREW REPORTED CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AT THE LOWER LEFT CORNER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 56-10-11 AND ALLEGHENY AIRLINES JOBCARD#330. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RAN TO TEST WINDSHIELD HEAT SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.