What was found
DURING CLIMB-OUT NOTICED CAPT FRONT WINDSHIELD SHOWING MULTIPLE SPIDER CRACKS ALONG WITH BURN MARKS AROUND ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPT WINDSHIELD AS PER JIC NR 56-11-00-RAI-10000. OPS CHECK AND LEAKS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2009
- Submitted
- May 14, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N448AM
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 448
- Aircraft time
- 26,765 hours, 25,595 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- NP1588013
- Part serial
- 02079H2234
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 9,176 hours, 8,464 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.