Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech B200

Difficulty date
February 7, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
7,146 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402523
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,439 hours
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) IN CRUISE, ENROUTE, PILOT HEARD A CRACKING NOISE, LOOKED UP AND NOTICED SEVERAL SPIDER CRACKS IN THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD. THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS IAW THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST FOR THE ACFT WERE CARRIED OUT AND THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. WINDSHIELD WAS INSPECTED AND THE OUTER PANEL WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW PART SAME P/N.

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