Created Friday, Jan 22nd 2021 16:53Z, last updated Thursday, Jan 28th 2021 16:45Z
A Ryan Air Services Saab 340A, registration N907RA performing flight
7S-907 from Kodiak,AK to Anchorage,AK (USA) with 2 crew, was on approach to Anchorage's runway 07R when the right hand windshield heating element caught fire. The crew used fire extinguishers to put the fire out and continued for a safe landing on runway 07R maintaining routine communication and taxied to the Fedex Hangar.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT RIGHT WINDSHIELD HEATING ELEMENT CAUGHT FIRE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT, ANCHORAGE, AK." The aircraft received "unknown" damage, the occurrence was rated an incident.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 18 hours after landing (however, according to flights performed in the last week - only involving the rotation Anchorage-Kodiak-Anchorage - probably is scheduled to do the flight to Kodiak again on 22nd with a scheduled departure about 21 hours after landing).
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