Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech B200

Difficulty date
December 10, 1999
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
4,355 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402515
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,711 hours, 1,780 cycles
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) WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN FLIGHT BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HAILSTONE STRIKING WINDSCREEN AND PREVIOUS DELAMINATION. UPON REMOVAL OF WINDSCREEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MINIMUM ALLOWABLE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE WINDSCREEN FLANGEAND THE AIRFRAME WAS BELOW LIMITS. THE PRELOAD ON THE WINDSCREEN PLUS THE HAILSTONE IMPACT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRACKING.

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