Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-700, registration N709PS performing flight AA-5440 from Akron,OH to Philadelphia,PA (USA), was climbing out of Akron’s runway 23 when the captain noticed a glow around the right windshield terminal block, which subsequently started to emit sparks and a two-inch flame. The captain shut the windshield heating down which immediately stopped the sparks and flame. The crew declared emergency, stopped the climb at about 3500 feet and returned to Akron for a safe landing on runway 23 about 20 minutes after departure.

On Jun 30th 2021 the NTSB reported an inflight fire causing minor damage occurred. The occurrence was rated an incident and is being investigated by the NTSB.