SDR USAAF98091

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Fokker F28MK0100

Difficulty date
November 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK0100
Aircraft serial
11281
Part
Windshield
Part number
D20543406
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
14,663 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

GSO - FLT 373 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM GSO, THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK ALONG WITH SOME ELECTRICAL ARCING IN THE WINDOW AREA. THE CRACK CONTINUED EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET ACROSS, OBSTRUCTING THE FIRST OFFICERS VIEW. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO GSO AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD. (M)

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