Service difficulty report · Windshield · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
March 19, 2009
Submitted
March 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N877CR
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0625
Aircraft time
416 hours, 1,483 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
L561M10X200
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Part time
416 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT APPROX 1300 HOURS, THE ACFT HIT A BIRD THAT PUT A LARGE HOLE IN THE RT WINDSCREEN. THE BIRD ENTERED THE COCKPIT STRIKING THE PILOT ON HIS RT SHOULDER. PILOT WAS WEARING A HELMET WITH FACE SHIELD LOWERED. UPON THE POST FLIGHT INSP, FOUND THAT THE RT ENDPLATE (ATTACHED TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER) HAD A NICK ON THE L/E ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR. FURTHERMORE, ONE OF THE ROTOR BLADES RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE L/E AND A SCRAPE APPROX 4 TO 5 INCHES LONG, THIS DAMAGE OCCURRED FROM FLYING PLEXIGLASS.

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