SDR 2004F00207

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 6, 2003
Submitted
July 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575A
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC83
Part
Windshield
Part number
1143840206
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
8,778 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

CO-PILOT OUTER WINDSHIELD PANE CRACKED. CRACKS OCCURRED DURING THE APPROACH PHASE OF THE FLIGHT AT ABOUT 3,000 FEET MSL WITH MINIMAL CAIBN DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE. WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS ON AND WORKING AT THE TIME. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS WITHIN A COUPLE OF DEGREES OF FREEZING. (M)

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