Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 5, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft time
3,813 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Windshield
Part number
1013840257
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, AT 27000 FEET WITH A OUTSIDE AIR TEMP. OF -33 DEGREES AND A AIRSPEED OF 198 THE PILOTS LT SIDE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE UNSERVICEABLE WINDSHIELD AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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