What was found
THE PILOT’S SIDE WINDSHIELD CRACKED DURING FLIGHT. THERE WAS A 3 INCH WIDE BAND OF SHATTERING OF THE OUTER LAYER THAT RAN FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE INBOARD EDGE NEXT TO THE CENTER POST.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2016
- Submitted
- December 15, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N153GA
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UB34
- Aircraft time
- 40,528 hours, 48,075 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 10138402523
- Part serial
- 10166R9504
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.