What was found
PILOT NOTICED INTERIM WINDOW HEATING WIRES GLOWING AND OVERHEATING. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AFTER TURNING HEAT OFF, THE OUTER GLASS PANE CRACKED FROM SHOCK COOLING.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N512VB
- Make and model
- Gulstm G1159B
- Aircraft serial
- 189
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 159SCE10011
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Cockpit
- Part time
- 7,512 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- M
- Precautionary procedure
- A, H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.