Service difficulty report · Windshield · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
May 9, 2016
Submitted
May 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218SL
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC113
Aircraft time
18,947 hours, 20,720 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
10138402522
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

3 TO 4 MINUTES AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL230 THE RT WINDSHIELD INNER PLY DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS. PILOT LANDED AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD. DESCENT & LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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