Service difficulty report · Windshield · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
April 4, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Windshield
Part number
80260007
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
8,476 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) CLIMBING THROUGH 16,000 FT AFTER T/O, THE CAPTAIN`S WINDSHIELD CRACKED, MIDDLE LAYER. THE CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. REPLACED THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER WINDOW HEATER OPS CHECK AND ACFT PRESSURIZATION CHECK.