What was found
(CAN) WHILE IN CRUISE, RT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. CREW DIVERTED TO MAIN BASE. REPLACED WINDSHIELD. TOTAL TIME 944.3 HOURS, 2 YEARS IN SERVICE APPROX. NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THIS TYPE, BUT NOT MANY WITH THIS LOW OF HOURS ON IT.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 2010
- Submitted
- March 1, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA226TC
- Aircraft time
- 30,977 hours
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE33110UA
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN5
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 2719442004
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 944 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.