SDR 99ZZZX1139

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
February 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N300TJ
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FA13
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402517
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
564 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

PILOT'S WINDSHIELD INNER PANE SUSTAINED SEVERE CRACKING AT FL 330. PILOT REPORTED CABIN DIFFERENCE OF 6.5 PSI AND OAT OF MINUS 41 DEGREES CELSIUS AT THE TIME OF THE WINDSHIELD FAILURE. PILOT STATED WINDSHIELD HEAT HAD BEEN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. PILOT ALSO REPORTED PARTICLES OF THE WINDSHIELD HAD BEGUN DROPPING ONTO THE GLARE SHIELD PRIOR TO LANDING. POSSIBLE CAUSE UNKNOWN. RECOMMENDATION: NONE AT THIS TIME. WINDSHIELD INSTALLED: MAY 1996.