# Incident 20191223020049I: Iai Ltd GULFSTREAM G280, Amarillo, TX, December 23, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2019, 13:25 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: IAI LTD GULFSTREAM G280
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL AS907-2-1G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191223020049I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 23, 2019, WHILE CONDUCTING A FERRY FLIGHT TO LOVE FIELD (KDAL): N15N, A GULFSTREAM G280, SERIAL NUMBER 2183 , DECLARED AN IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY DUE TO A CRACKED CO-PILOTS WINDOW.  AIRCRAFT LANDED AT AMARILLO (AMA) AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

ON DECEMBER 26, 2019, AOG TEAM FROM GULF STREAM AIRCRAFT COMPANY ARRIVED AT AMA TO REPLACED CRACKED WINDOW.  PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING ON WINDOW HEAT SYSTEM AND DISCOVERED WINDOW THERMISTOR WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING WINDOW TO OVERHEAT AND CRACK.

ON DECEMBER 28, 2019, WINDOW WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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