Service difficulty report · Window · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
January 16, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Window
Part number
17180003
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
14,921 hours, 12,912 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) SHORT WHILE AFTER TAKEOFF AT 13:54 AT 23000 FEET PILOT NOTICED COCKPIT PORT SIDE WINDOW SHOWING SIGNS OF DISCOLORATION. WHEN PILOT NOTICED DISCOLORATION SIDE WINDOW HEAT WAS SELECTED ON. SHORTLY AFTER HEAT WAS SELECTED ON, OUTER PANE CRACKED FOLLOWED NOT LONG AFTER BY A PARTIAL SEPARATION OF OUTER PANE. SEPARATION PORTION OF WINDOW PANE STRUCK THE LT IB WING LEADING EDGE AND LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO DEICER BOOTS. FOLLOWING THIS, AC RETURNED TO DORVAL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PORT COCKPIT SIDE WINDOW AND AC WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE. RECORDS INDICATE THIS TO BE THE ORIGINAL WINDOW.