Service difficulty report · Windshield · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
October 14, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
23,442 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Windshield
Part number
2719442004
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,459 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) A LOUD THUD WAS HEARD AND THE CREW NOTICED THE COPILOTS WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. THEY DECENDED AND ASKED FOR PRIORITY HANDLING, BUT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THEY NOTICED IT WAS THE OUTER PAIN OF GLASS, THEY LANDED UNEVENTFULLY 20 MIN LATER. MX HAS SINCE REPLACED THE WINDOW. THE FAILURE OF THIS WINDOW IS NOT UNCOMMON AND HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE MFG OF THE WINDOW IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.