Service difficulty report · Windshield · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
March 8, 2020
Submitted
March 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377L
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
346
Aircraft time
3,292 hours, 2,365 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67P
Engine time
3,292 hours, 2,365 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
9598110108
Part serial
00061H1878
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
3,292 hours, 2,365 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

COPILOT'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED - THE OUTER PANE SHATTERED INTO MANY PIECES