Service difficulty report · Windshield · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 15, 2009
Submitted
February 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930U
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3887
Aircraft time
2,172 hours
Part
Windshield
Part number
350A25902820
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,172 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND CRACK IN RIGHT WIND SCREEN UPON WALK AROUND AT PWA. MAINTENANCE WAS ON SIGHT AND DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BE OUT OF SERVICE WHILE THE WIND SCREEN WAS REPLACED. WINDSHIELD CRACKED 12 INCHES FROM THE RIGHT SIDE TO THE CENTER OF THE RT WINDSHIELD, OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS 9 DEGREES F, THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD AND WAS 4.5 YEARS OLD. CRACK ORIGINATED AROUND A SPACER THAT STANDS OFF THE TRIM STRIP.

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