Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
January 24, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
8,917 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402523
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE PHASE THE PILOTS WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE CRACKS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER PANES OF GLASS AND COVERED ABOUT 85 TO 90 PERCENT OF THE VIEWING AREA. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE BROKEN WINDSHIELD CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO BASE. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. COINCIDENTLY ANOTHER ACFT IN THE AREA REPORTED A CRACKED WINDSHIELD WITHIN AN HOUR OF THIS OCCURENCE.

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