What was found
(CAN) AT 21000 FT DURING CRUISE, 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT DEPARTING BS RT WINDSHIELD OUTER GLASS PANE SHATTERED. ACFT DESCENDED, DEPRESSURIZED, TURNED AROUND AND CAME BACK TO BS.
- Difficulty date
- March 6, 2011
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Frchld SA227CC
- Aircraft time
- 23,466 hours
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE33111U
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 2719442004
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 6,380 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.