What was found
ON CLIMBOUT, PASSING THROUGH 500 FT, THE OUTER PLY OF THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BY MX.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2012
- Submitted
- August 7, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N116AX
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UC17
- Aircraft time
- 28,177 hours, 36,568 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A65B
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB4MP3
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 10138042523
- Part serial
- 065156H1253
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.