Incident · 1994-04-04

NTSB case LAX94IA181 · FAIRCHILD SA-227AC · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1994-04-04
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: FAIRCHILD SA-227AC (N174SW)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKYWEST AIRLINES INC.

Probable cause

the failure of maintenance personnel to detect a crack in the windscreen which exceeded the operational limits for pressurized flight. A factor in the accident was the inadequacy of the inspection method published by the manufacturer.

Source: NTSB case LAX94IA181

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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