Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech B300

Difficulty date
January 21, 2008
Submitted
January 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981LL
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL265
Aircraft time
3,736 hours, 5,766 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402524
Part serial
04013R3207
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
870 hours, 1,369 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

IT WAS REPORTED WHILE AT 15000FT IN CRUISE FLIGHT FROM KSPI TO KMDW ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, 10 MILES NORTH OF PONTIAC VOR. THE RIGHT HAND WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES ON THE OUTER PANE ONLY. AFTER REVIEWING THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURES THE CREW RETURNED TO KSPI TO GET ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TO FINISH THE DAYS FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KSPI WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO OTHER DAMAGE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED.

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