Service difficulty report · Windscreen · Bac 146200A

Difficulty date
August 11, 2015
Submitted
September 1, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N473NA
Make and model
Bac 146200A
Aircraft serial
E2045
Aircraft time
36,676 hours, 31,972 cycles
Part
Windscreen
Part number
NP1701022
Part serial
05039119251
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT, THE B WINDSCREEN OUTER PANE CRACKED WITH WINDOW HEAT SELECTED ON IAW THE AFM. A SERVICEABLE USED WINDSCREEN WAS INSTALLED THAT AFTERNOON. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, WINDOW HEAT WAS TURNED ON AND THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW OUTER PANE CRACKED. ACFT ENGINEERING AND GLASS MFG ADVISED.