What was found
ON CLIMBOUT AT ABOUT 15,000 FEET ALTITUDE THE PILOTS HEATED WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY DEVELOPED CRACKS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE WINDOW. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT.
- Difficulty date
- October 24, 2001
- Submitted
- November 14, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N575Z
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UC136
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 10138402521
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.