Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech C90

Difficulty date
November 6, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90
Aircraft time
15,081 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Windshield
Part number
5042006935
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOTS REPORTED THAT WHILE CRUISING AT 23 000 FT THEY A HEARD CRACKLING SOUND. SOON AFTER THEY DETECTED THIS SOUND, THE INTERIOR PANE OF THE LEFT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. HEAT WAS NOT IN USE, AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS -30 C. THE PILOTS IMMEDIATELY REDUCED PRESSURE AND DECENDED TO 10 000 FT, THEN RETURNED TO AMO FOR MAINTENANCE.

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