Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
July 10, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
7,343 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402521
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,132 hours, 1,198 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
I, G

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

What was found

(CAN) A/C ENROUTE YQU - YJF AT FL310, OAT 44 DEGS C, WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE ON. WHEN A/C POS AT 74 NM NW OF YXJ, PILOTS WINDSHIELD ASSY, INNER PANE SUDDENLY SHATTERED. NO PRESSURIZATION LOSS BY CREW. INITIATED PRECAUTIONARY EMERG DESCENT&REDUCED CABIN PRESSURE DIFFERETIAL TO 2 PSID. A/C ESTABLISHED 11, 000 FT. ALTITUDE&RETURNED TO YXJ FOR REPAIRS. MAINT ENGINEERS FLEW TO YXJ, FOUND NO EVIDENCE WHY INNER PANE WOULD HAVE SHATTERED, FUSELAGE WINDSHIELD FRAME INSP, NEW WINDSHIELD ASSY INST AS PER KING AIR 300 MM&KIT INSTRUCTIONS. WINDSHIELD HEAT SERVICEABILITY CHECK COMPLETED ON INST UNIT. - FOUND REMOVED (SHATTERED) WINDSHIELD TO HAVE SERVICEABLE HEAT & CONTROL ELEMENTS. WAS NO DELAMINATION ON THIS.