Service difficulty report · Windshield · Bell 412EP

Difficulty date
July 25, 2016
Submitted
July 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87AM
Make and model
Bell 412EP
Aircraft serial
36322
Aircraft time
3,460 hours, 12,801 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Engine time
3,460 hours, 5,218 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
212030464001
Part serial
0911BH8028
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
3,460 hours, 12,801 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON NR 1 ENGINE START UP THE CO-PILOT WINDSCREEN CRACKED APPROX. 28" ALONG THE LOWER EDGE. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND WROTE UP THE DISCREPANCY. MECHANICS REPORTED THE DISCREPANCY TO MCAS AND THE AIR CRAFT WAS TAKEN OOS. A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL FERRY PERMIT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

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