What was found
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE CAPTAIN`S WINDSHIELD CRACKED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE R & R CAPTAIN`S WINDSHIELD IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2016
- Submitted
- August 9, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N726YX
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170200LR
- Aircraft serial
- 17000507
- Aircraft time
- 2,236 hours, 1,437 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- NP18730117
- Part serial
- 15077H6824
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 2,236 hours, 1,437 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.