Service difficulty report · Windshield · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
March 8, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
3,567 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP15790119
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
4,059 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE OUTER PANE OF THE LT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 240. THE CREW DESCENDED TO FL 140 AND CONTINUED TO THEIR DESTINATION. THE LT WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. LEFT WINDSHIELD, PN NP-157901-19, SN 11164H1273. ACFT & LT WINDSHIELD TSN 4059, CSN 2859.