What was found
ON APPROACH, THE CREW NOTICED THE CAPTAINS HEATED WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. THE ACFT WAS FERRIED TO MAIN BASE AND THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA226TC
- Aircraft time
- 34,648 hours
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE33110UA
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4N3
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 2719442003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 4,523 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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.