Service difficulty report · Windshield · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
April 1, 2026
Submitted
April 7, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634QX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000726
Aircraft time
20,276 hours, 14,259 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

HAIRLINE CRACK APPEARED IN CRUISE ON CAPTAIN SIDE WINDSHIELD STARTED TO SPLINTER INTO MULTIPLE BRANCHES, RAN QRH & DEPRESSURIZED ACFT. CRACK WENT AWAY. EMERENCY DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED GVI, TACTILE, & DETAILED INSPECTION OF INNER, CENTER & OUTER PLIES OF CAPTAINS COCKPIT WINDSHIELD. IAW AMM 56-11-00-210-801-A & SRM 56-11-00-01-01. NO DEFECTS NOTED, DELAMINATION OF CRACKS NOTED. PERFORMED CABIN PRESSURIZATION IAW AMM 21-31-00-720-802-A. PRESSURIZED TO 4.5 PSIG. . REPEATED WINDSHIELD DETAILED INSPECTION WHILE PRESSIZATED. NO DEFECTS, DELAMINATION OR CRACKES NOTED. PERFORMED DETAILED INSPECTION OF CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD WITH 10X POWER MAGNIFICATION GLASS, REF AMM 56-11-00-210-801-A AND SRM PART 2 56-11-00-01-01. NO DEFECTS, DELAMINATION OR CRACKS NOTED. REFERENCE AML 1140752 FOR OPS CHECK FLIGHT RELEASE. CHECK FLIGHT PASSED NO DEFECTS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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