ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370298
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| Date: | Sunday 19 March 2006 |
| Time: | 08:19 LT |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-200LR |
| Owner/operator: | Pinnacle Airlines |
| Registration: | N8783E |
| MSN: | 7783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6975 hours |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF34-3B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Asheville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Asheville Regional Airport, NC (AVL/KAVL) |
| Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG/KCVG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the flight crew, while climbing through 17,000 feet, the captain smelled smoke. A few seconds later flames and smoke started shooting out of the lower left windshield. The captain believed it was the windshield heat unit. The first officer turned off the windshield heat and the flames went out, but the smoke persisted. The captain declared an emergency with air traffic controllers and returned to the Asheville Regional Airport. Examination of the windshield found that the overheat damage was the result of an improperly installed fastener that resulted in arcing between the terminal block lug, the aircraft wiring eyelet and the fastener and lock washer that secures the two components together. The arcing progressed over time degrading the solder junction between the terminal block and the windshield heating system braid wire that resulted in heat damage to the sealant and the subsequent flame.
Probable Cause: The improper installation of the pilot's windshield by company maintenance personnel, which resulted in flame and smoke in the cockpit, and subsequent emergency landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL06IA054
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 09:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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