What was found
LOUD RUSHING AIR NOISE COMING FROM BOTTOM OF PILLAR BETWEEN CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD AND DV WINDOW. (FLT 6408) FOUND CRACK ON LEFT WINDSHIELD PILLAR. REMOVED PILLAR AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE PILLAR.
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 2012
- Submitted
- October 31, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N301YV
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120301
- Aircraft time
- 35,727 hours, 49,148 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Windshield
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.