SDR MEA200301

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 27, 2002
Submitted
January 8, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N593MA
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL68
Aircraft time
4,444 hours, 4,421 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Windshield
Part number
1013840227
Part serial
99223H5451
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
614 hours, 550 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

A/C WAS ENROUTE AT FL260, WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE WAS SELECTED ON AND WAS ON FOUR 1 1/2 HOURS WHEN A LOUD CRACK WAS HEARD AND THE PILOTS WINDSHIELD SHATTERED THE INNER PANE INTO PEA SIZED PIECES. CREW FOLLOWED AIRCRAFT ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND DESCENDED BELOW 25,000 FEET AND KEEP CABIN PSI BETWEEN 2 AND 4.6. OAT AT TIME WAS -35C. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO HOME BASE.

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