Service difficulty report · Windshield · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
June 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329MX
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3049
Engine
Pwa PW119C
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Windshield
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEN BECAUSE OF A CRACKED RIGHT FRONT WINDSHIELD AS A RESULT OF ENCOUNTERING A HAIL STORM SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN DEN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DENVER MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE IAW SRM 53-00-11 AND WINDSHIELD IAW AMM 56-11-00. AIRCRAFT FOUND TO BE SAFE FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO COS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT WINDSHIELD, LEFT PROPELLER SPINNER, AND RIGHT PROPELLER SPINNER BULKHEAD. FUSELAGE DAMAGE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS.