Service difficulty report · Windshield · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
November 5, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP15790112
Part serial
96180H1809
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
20,816 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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) DURING CLIMB OUT, ALTITUDE APPROX. FL70, THE CO-PILOT NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS WINDSHIELD, WHICH WAS GETTING RAPIDLY BIGGER. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR CRACKED WINDSHIELD WAS PERFORMED. RELANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. A/C HANDED OVER TO MAINTENANCE. CO-PILOT`S WINDSHIELD REPLACED.