What was found
(CAN) AT CRUISING ALTITUDE FL20 THE LT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED SUDDEN SUBSTANTIAL CRACKING. PILOT SLOWED THE ACFT REDUCED PRESSURIZATION AND DESCENDED TO 10000 FT AND RETURNED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2015
- Submitted
- April 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA226T
- Aircraft time
- 6,213 hours
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE33110UA
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN5
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.