Service difficulty report · Windshield · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
August 11, 2001
Submitted
September 21, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N714TW
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15279429
Part
Windshield
Part number
303
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WINDSHIELD CRACKED DIRECTLY ABOVE COMPASS BLOCK AND SMALL SECTION 12 INCHES BY 6 INCHES WITH COMPASS ATTACHED. SUSPECT CRACK DEVELOPED ABOVE COMPASS BLOCK, PERHAPS BY FUELER LEANING ON WINDSHIELD, AND THEN CONTINUED TO DEVELOP CRACK UNTIL SECTION LOST INTERGRITY AND FELL INWARD INTO CABIN. (M)

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