Service difficulty report · Windshield · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
October 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3044
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Windshield
Part number
001A561A0000206
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Flightdeck
Part time
33,862 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING FLIGHT, THE LEFT HAND SIDE WINDSCREEN WAS NOTED TO BE CRACKED BY THE CREW. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DCA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 56-10-10. THE WINDOW WAS DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. LATER ON THIS DATE, PSA MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT HAND SIDE WINDSCREEN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 56-12-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.