Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech B200

Difficulty date
January 15, 2009
Submitted
January 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220TB
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1057
Aircraft time
13,585 hours, 15,560 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402522
Part serial
00193H2868
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

ENROUTE AT 23000 FT THE COPILOT'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS REVIEWED AND FOLLOWED. A NON EMERGENCY DESCENT AND 180 DEGREE TURN WAS REQUESTED FROM ATC. THE CREW DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. A NORMAL LANDING WAS PERFORMED AND MX WAS NOTIFIED.

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