Service difficulty report · Windshield · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
September 15, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Windshield
Part number
8SC0043013
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Part time
25,492 hours
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) AN AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT 23,000 FT WHEN THE LHS WINDSCREEN SHATTERED. THE OPERATOR BELIEVES THE HEATING ELEMENT FUSED, CREATING A HOT SPOT AND SHATTERING THE OUTER GLASS PAIN OF THE WINDSCREEN. LHS WINDSHIELD REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED WAS TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20070924004)