Service difficulty report · Windshield · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
January 15, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
19,890 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Windshield
Part number
2719442004
Part serial
SGP178
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,751 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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 FLIGHT THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD CRACK FROM THE RT HEATED WINDSHIELD. THEY IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE WINDOW PANES BEGIN TO DELAMINATE. NO OBJECT WAS WITNESSED HITTING THE AIRCRAFT OR WINDSHIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND THEN RETURNED TO BASE ON A FLIGHT PERMIT FOR REPAIRS. NO CRACKING IN THE WINDOW WAS EVIDENT. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED BY MAINTENANCE. (TC NR 20070117003)