SDR CA130704005

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date: July 3, 2013
Submitted: September 14, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Doug DC1030
Aircraft time: 107,832 hours
Engine: Ge CF650C2
System (JASC): 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
Part: Windshield
Part number: NBA6045501
Condition: Cracked
Location: Cockpit
Stage of operation: NR
How discovered: 9
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) IN FLIGHT, THE L1 WINDOW BEGAN ARCING AND THE OUTER PANE, CRAZED, CRACKED INTO MULTIPLE PIECES. THE CREW TURNED OFF THE ANTI-ICE AND THE ACFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. THE L1 WINDOW AND ANTI-ICE CONTROLLER WERE REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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