Service difficulty report · Windshield · Emb EMB110*

Difficulty date
April 10, 2022
Submitted
April 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N198JB
Make and model
Emb EMB110*
Aircraft serial
021
Aircraft time
41,911 hours, 27,238 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Scratched
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

FLT#1701, JFK-FLL. (AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, (AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SAV)).' DURING CRUISE AT 36,000'. A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE INNER PANE OF THE CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD. IT GREW TO APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES IN LENGTH BEFORE WE DECREASED CABIN DIFFERENTIAL AND DESCENDED TO 10,000'; CLEANED, INSPECTED, AND FOUND DAMAGED AREA TO BE SURFACE SCRATCH ON INNER GLASS PLY WITHIN LIMITS PER SRM 56-11-00. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN-PRESSURIZATION LEAK TEST TO 7.3 PSI IN REF TO AMM 21-31-00. A/C OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.'