Service difficulty report · Windshield · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 18, 2015
Submitted
November 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49658
Aircraft time
70,312 hours, 38,754 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
5912290505
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

INFLIGHT AT 36000' THE CAPTAIN SIDE FRONT WINDSHIELD STARTED TO CRACK. COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURE 52.3 IAW QRH, PULLED CB X24. R & R CAPTAINS SIDE WINDSHIELD IAW AMM 56-10-02-2-1. SEE LOG PAGE 579993 FOR ANTI-FOG, ANTI-ICE OPERATIONS CHECK FOR CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD & LOG PAGE 579994 FOR SEALANT CURE & LEAK CHECK.

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