Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 7, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
9,617 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402523
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
11,158 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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) IN CRUISE THE PILOTS NOTICED A CRACK APPEARED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PILOTS FRONT WINDOW. MORE CRACKS APPEARED ON DESCENT INTO AIRPORT. ON INSPECTION THE CRACKS WERE FOUND TO BE IN THE OUTSIDE NON-STRUCTURAL GLASS. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED.