Service difficulty report · Windshield · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
March 27, 2004
Submitted
March 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4049
Aircraft time
6,120 hours, 6,953 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
80260006
Part serial
262
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
5,247 hours, 5,983 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

BOI - FLIGHT 2343 - WHILE EN ROUTE TO SUN, THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO BOI. THE REST OF THE FLIGHT AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD. THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.