What was found
AIR TURN BACK ON CLIMB TO FL 320 AT FL 250 THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD STARTED ARCING, CAUGHT FIRE AND CRACKED. FOLLOWED FHB PROCEDURES. REPLACED R1 WINDSHIELD IAW AMM 56-11-01.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2008
- Submitted
- April 15, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N524MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 7472D7B
- Aircraft serial
- 21784
- Aircraft time
- 97,123 hours, 20,154 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 60B1002812
- Part serial
- P4232
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.