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Product Warranty
 6 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2018
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Product Warranty
7. Product Warranty
The following is a reconciliation of the changes in the aggregate product warranty accrual:
 
Fiscal quarter ended
 
Two fiscal quarters ended
(In thousands)
Sep 29, 2018
 
Sep 30, 2017
 
Sep 29, 2018
 
Sep 30, 2017
Product warranty accrual, beginning
$
11,525

 
$
6,538

 
$
10,220

 
$
5,474

Warranty charges incurred, net
(742
)
 
(2,666
)
 
(4,343
)
 
(5,111
)
Provision for warranty charges
(1,560
)
 
3,284

 
3,346

 
6,793

Product warranty accrual, ending
$
9,223

 
$
7,156

 
$
9,223

 
$
7,156


Net warranty charges incurred include labor charges and costs of replacement parts for repairs under warranty. These costs are recorded net of any estimated cost recoveries resulting from either successful repair of damaged parts or from warranties offered by the Company’s suppliers for defective components. The provision for warranty charges reflects the estimate of future anticipated net warranty costs to be incurred for all products under warranty at quarter end and is recorded to cost of sales. Of the total of $9.2 million and $7.2 million of product warranty accruals as of September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, $3.6 million and $2.3 million were non-current and were included in Other Liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The provision for warranty charges decreased $1.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2019, as the cost of supporting our systems decreased by more than the cost of new warranty set-ups.