SDR RU3A1005

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
February 22, 2010
Submitted
February 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N81
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF16
Aircraft time
13,079 hours, 6,878 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT FL230 HEARD NOISE LIKE A PISTOL SHOT. FRONT RIGHT WINDSCREEN SHATTERED. CREW DONNED O2 MASKS AND IMMEDIATELY INITIATED MAX DESCENT TO 5000 FT.