SDR 97ZZZX662

Service difficulty report · Windscreen · Doug MD900

Difficulty date
October 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901CF
Make and model
Doug MD900
Aircraft serial
90000012
Part
Windscreen
Part number
900F3305405102
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
988 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE TINTED SMOKE COLOR OF THE WINDSCREEN GLASS CREATED VISIBILITY PROBLEMS DURING NIGHT-TIME FLIGHTS, ESPECIALLY WHILE RUNNING THE UV FILTERED SX5 NIGHT SUN. PILOTS REPORTED SEVERAL INADVERTENT IFR PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE TINTED COLOR. THE TINTED GLASS IS A FACTORY OPTION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.

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