What was found
WHILE IN CRUISE, CAPT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, EMERGENCY DECLARED. PILOT REPORTED NO STRIKE, JUST SHATTERED. REPLACED CAPTAIN SIDE WINDSHIELD ASSY IAW MM. (K)
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2006
- Submitted
- March 17, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N540AM
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212A
- Aircraft serial
- 540
- Engine
- Pwa PW127
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- NM1558013
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A, B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.