# Incident 20180716011339I: Canadair Ltd CL-600-2B16, Jacksonville, FL, July 16, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2018, 16:34 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: J6BA
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N620PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair CL-600-2B16 (registry code 1900305, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2b16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CANADAIR LTD CL-600-2B16
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,725 total, 1,407 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180716011339I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, ACCORDING TO THE DOM THERE WERE NO OPEN MEL WRITE UPS ON THE ACFT.  THE SCHEDULE DEPARTURE WAS 18OO AND THERE WAS A DELAY DUE TO PASSENGERS ONLY.  THE ACFT WAS FLYING FROM TEB TO FLL ON A REVNEUE FLIGHT TO FLL.  AT APPROX 40K' THE RH WINDSHIELD SPIDER CRACKED SEVERELY.  THE CREW STATED THE GLASS CRACKED LIKE IT WOULD IF IT WAS STRUCK BY AN OBJECT, BUT KNEW OBJECTS WERE UNLIKELY AT THE GIVEN ALTITUDE.  THE ACFT DIVERTED TO JAX AND LANDED SAFELY.  THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY.  THE WINDOW WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE DOM STATED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE WINDOW HAD ANY LEAKS OR IMPROPER MAINTENANCE WAS INVOLVED.  THE LOG BOOK ENTRY REFLECTS THE CORRECTIVE ACTION (REMOVE/REPLACE RH WINDOW) WAS COMPLETED ON 07/18/2018.  THERE WERE NO WINDOW HEAT ISSUES PRIOR TO FLIGHT, OR DURING FLIGHT OR ANY OTHER DEFERRED OR RELATED ISSUES TO THE WINDOW OR WINDOW SEAL.  THE CRACKED WINDOW WAS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ON APRIL 7, 2017 AND THE DOM INDICATED IT IS UNDER A 2 YEAR WARRANTY AND HE CONTACTED PPG FOR ANALYSIS ON THE WINDOW.  I NOTIFIED APPLICABLE PMI, POI BY EMAIL.  CHDO WILL FOLLOW WITH ROUTINE CASS REPORT/REVIEW.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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