Service difficulty report · Windscreen · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
August 24, 2010
Submitted
August 26, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N105MW
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
245
Aircraft time
3,480 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Windscreen
Part number
9598110109PILATU
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
3,480 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING A DECENT FROM 9K-8K FT THERE WAS HEARD A POP AND CRACKING SOUND. IT WAS FOUND THAT PILOT SIDE WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED FROM OTBD TO INBD. AIRSPEED WAS SLOWED AND ACFT LEVELED AT ATC DIRECTION OF 8K FT. PILOTS TOOK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND CO-PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT IN CASE OF FURTHER BREAKAGE ON PILOT SIDE. LANDING CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND ALSO NOTED THAT PRESUURIZXATION WAS NOT AFFECTED AND REMAINED IN NORMAL SCHEDULING RATE, ALSO WINDSHILED HEAT WAS STILL FUNCTIONING. LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX MET THE ACFT, PILOTS WROTE UP DISCREPANCY AND ACFT WAS GROUNDED TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD.