20141207023389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 300 · Melbourne, FL · December 7, 2014

Date
December 7, 2014 · 18:42 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
62MA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N907DB
Reported as
Beech 300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During cruise at FL28 a loud "bang" was heard. Noticed first officer's windshield had shattered. Followed by a slow cabin pressure rise aproximately 100FT/MIN.. Started emergency decent to 10,000FT and declared emergency.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE AT FL28 A LOUD "BANG" WAS HEARD. NOTICED FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD HAD SHATTERED. FOLLOWED BY A SLOW CABIN PRESSURE RISE APROXIMATELY 100FT/MIN.. STARTED EMERGENCY DECENT TO 10,000FT AND DECLARED EMERGENCY.