SDR 95ZZZX6598

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Israel 1121B

Difficulty date
November 6, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N122ST
Make and model
Israel 1121B
Aircraft serial
122
Part
Windshield
Part number
53430242
Condition
Shattered
Location
Copilot
Component
Ppg
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE COPILOT'S WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AT ALTITUDE. DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED IN THE INNER HEATING ELEMENT PORTION OF THE OUTER WINDSHIELD. THE PRESSURE VESSEL WAS NOT COMPROMISED AS IT IS THE INNER WINDSHIELD. OUTER WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED IN DECEMBER, 1994. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE WINDSHIELD WAS NEW AT THAT TIME. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF WINDSHIELD FAILURE.

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