What was found
(CAN) ON DESCENT IN YWG PILOT HEARD SNAPING AND CRACKING AS THE OUTER LAYER OF LT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THEY DESCENDED TO YWG ASKING FOR PRIORITY LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2001
- Submitted
- March 28, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft time
- 8,683 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3I
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 11450431S
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 7,057 hours
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.