What was found
PILOT`S WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITH MULTIPLE VERTICAL CRACKS IN OUTER GLASS PLY. FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE AT 14,500 FT APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. (K)
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2006
- Submitted
- January 31, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N575Z
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UC136
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A65B
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 10138402523
- Part serial
- 04064H7113
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 3,268 hours, 3,688 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.