Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 2, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
11,130 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402522
Part serial
94255H3800
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ,THE RT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED AND THE OUTER PLY WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE DEFECT WAS WITHIN LIMITS SET OUT IN AFM, MM AND GMEL. IT WAS DEFERRED IAW GMEL AND SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS COMPLETED IAW RESTRICTIONS UNTIL WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED SEPT 18, 2004 AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED MAY 2004. SOMETHING OF NOTE WAS THAT AS THIS AIRCRAFT WAS CALLING IN, ANOTHER CMA AIRCRAFT HAD THE SAME DEFECT WITHIN MINUTES.

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