Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech B200

Difficulty date
March 20, 1997
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
3,743 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Windshield
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
667 hours, 523 cycles
Component
Flight Compartme · Ppg · 10138402515
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT HAD CLIMBED TO FL 230 WITH THE WINDSHIELD HEAT ON. SHORTLY AFTER THE HEAT WAS TURNED OFF A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE LT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED INTO A RIVER OF LATTICE-LIKE CRACKS ON THE INNER LAMINATIONS. WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN INSTALLED 18 MONTHS PREVIOUS.

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