Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
November 21, 2000
Submitted
December 18, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
18,394 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402515
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND UPON INVESTIGATION, DETERMINED THAT THE CAPTAINS WINDSCREEN HAD CRACKED IN THE OUTER PANE OF GLASS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED. NO SPECIFIC CAUSE WAS DETERMINED FOR THE FAILURE. (X)