Service difficulty report · Windshield · Gulstm 690D

Difficulty date
September 18, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690D
Aircraft time
17,335 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315
Propeller
Rotol R306382F7
Part
Windshield
Part number
36004314SS
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,118 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) ACFT WAS ON A MEDEVAC FLIGHT AT NIGHT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 16000 FT WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A NOISE LIKE A SLAP. THEY COULD SEE THEN THAT THE RT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. ACFT RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSP FOUND THE WINDSHIELD OUTER PANEL HAD SHATTERED. WINDSHIELD IS BEING RETURNED FOR INSP AND WARRANTY CONSIDERATION. WINDSHIELD REMOVED FROM ACFT AND STRUCTURE INSPECTED. NO DEFECTS FOUND.