Service difficulty report · Windscreen · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
July 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315
Part
Windscreen
Part number
3600438
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
695 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) 30 TO 40 SECONDS AFTER WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS TURNED ON TO LOW POSITION WITH AIRCRAFT CLIMBING THROUGH 18,000 FEET, THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS ALL COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE HEAT STRIP ON LOWER SECTION OF SCREEN. WINDSHIELD INSTALLED IN MARCH OF '96, AND HAD ONLY 695 HOURS ON IT.