<< >> NASA ASRS Report 323337, December 1995

Retrofit glareshield design deficient. Glareshield blocks mirror associated with magnetic compass. Glareshield reduces visibility by 10-15 percent.

Attributes
ACN	323337
Time
Date	199512
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	323337
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft had new type glareshield installed. This unit does not bend down over flight director. This makes use of the standby compass system very difficult if not impossible due to glareshield blocking mirror. The visibility out the forward and center windows is reduced in area approximately 10-15 percent from pilot seats. I have been advised by maintenance several times that engineering was aware of the problem and was in the process of correcting it. My first contact with maintenance on this issue was sep/xx/95. Please inform me as to the status of this new type glareshield.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETROFIT GLARESHIELD DESIGN DEFICIENT. GLARESHIELD BLOCKS MIRROR ASSOCIATED WITH MAGNETIC COMPASS. GLARESHIELD REDUCES VISIBILITY BY 10-15 PERCENT.

Narrative: ACFT HAD NEW TYPE GLARESHIELD INSTALLED. THIS UNIT DOES NOT BEND DOWN OVER FLT DIRECTOR. THIS MAKES USE OF THE STANDBY COMPASS SYS VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO GLARESHIELD BLOCKING MIRROR. THE VISIBILITY OUT THE FORWARD AND CTR WINDOWS IS REDUCED IN AREA APPROXIMATELY 10-15 PERCENT FROM PLT SEATS. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MAINT SEVERAL TIMES THAT ENGINEERING WAS AWARE OF THE PROB AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CORRECTING IT. MY FIRST CONTACT WITH MAINT ON THIS ISSUE WAS SEP/XX/95. PLEASE INFORM ME AS TO THE STATUS OF THIS NEW TYPE GLARESHIELD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.