Service difficulty report · Windshield · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 4, 2007
Submitted
June 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4039
Aircraft time
12,955 hours, 9,541 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
80260007
Part serial
321
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,530 hours, 2,302 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

BOI FLIGHT NR 2407: CLIMBING THROUGH 21,000 FEET, CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED OVER MAJORITY OF AREA. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD IAW Q400 AMM 56-10-01, PG 401-415. GROUND OPS CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.