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What: US Airways/PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 50-seat commuter jet registration# N246PS en route from Philadelphia to Wilkes-Barre
Where: Philadelphia International Airport.
When: Mar 3rd 2009
Why: The cockpit window cracked at 13000 feet so the plane returned to the airport to land safely.
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