Service difficulty report · Controller · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
October 11, 2002
Submitted
December 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36MW
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
89
Engine
Rroyce SPEY5118
Part
Controller
Condition
Cracked
Location
Windshield Heat
Part time
3,952 hours
Component
Windshield
Component part number
159SCCE10012
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON COPILOT SIDE. AFTER THE NEW WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WINDSHIELD STAYED FULL HOT. THE WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER WERE SWAPPED AND THE WINDSHIELD HEATED NORMALLY.