SDR 2009F00002

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech C90

Difficulty date
December 21, 2008
Submitted
December 23, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N736EA
Make and model
Beech C90
Aircraft serial
LJ1478
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402522
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT LEVELED OFF AT 20,000 FT AFTER APPROX 45 MIN OF FLIGHT, THERE WAS A SUDDEN BANG, AND CO-PILOTS WINDSHIELD INNER PANE SPIDER WEB CRACKED. FLT CREW DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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