SDR 99ZZZX2975

Service difficulty report · Window · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
July 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7549Q
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
451B0341
Part
Window
Part number
5111604200
Condition
Separated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT AT 14,000 FEET WHEN THE COPILOT'S WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. WHEN THE WINDSHIELD RETAINER WAS REMOVED, IT APPEARED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL CRACKS EMANATING FROM SEVERAL SCREW HOLES. IT ALSO APPEARED THAT THE LOWER WINDSHIELD AREA WHERE THE CRACKS WERE NOTED HAD BEEN RESEALED AT SOME POINT ALTHOUGH NO LOG ENTRIES WERE NOTED.

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