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SDR CA040204001

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Service difficulty report · Windshield · Bombdr DHC8400

FAA SDR system

Difficulty date
September 6, 2003
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR3204123F1
System (JASC)
5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
Part
Windshield
Part number
80260005
Part serial
419
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

(CAN) LT FRONT WINDOW CRACKED AT FL 230 SPEED 240 KTS. (WINDOW HEAT ON) DESCEND TO FL 100, REDUCED SPEED TO 200 KTS, AND DIFF. PRESS TO 3,0 PSI. INVESTIGATION/ACTION, LT FRONT WINDSHIELD, S/N: 419 REPLACED. THE MFG HAS INVESTIGATED, BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK AS BEING MANUFACTURING OR HANDLING RELATED.