Jazz DH8C at Vancouver on Oct 31st 2014, a whoosh, smoke and sparks in cockpit

Last Update: November 6, 2014 / 23:12:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 31, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8099

Aircraft Registration
C-GNON

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration C-GNON performing flight QK-8099 from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Seattle,WA (USA) with 54 people on board, was climbing through 8000 feet out of Vancouver when the crew heard a whoosh sound and noticed sparks and smoke from the terminal block of the right hand windshield. The crew turned the windshield heating off and returned to Vancouver for a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found the left upper portion of the right hand windshield damaged, the windshield was replaced.

A replacement Dash 8-300 reached Seattle with a delay of 2 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 31, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8099

Aircraft Registration
C-GNON

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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