20200226002199I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Canadair CL-600-2A12 · February 26, 2020

Date: February 26, 2020 · 09:40 local
Airport: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N45WL
Reported as: Canadair CL-600-2A12
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N45WLRegistered now · Canadair CL-600-2A12S/N 3004 Airframe modelCanadair CL-600-2A12

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On feb 26, 2020, approximately 0940 local time, a challenger CL-601 registered as N45WL was enroute from nas to fll at level 200 when the left hand front windshield cracked in flight. Flight crew reported the cracked windshield to ATC. Flight crew began a decent to a lower altitude. Aircraft landed without incident at fll.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEB 26, 2020, APPROXIMATELY 0940 LOCAL TIME, A CHALLENGER CL-601 REGISTERED AS N45WL WAS ENROUTE FROM NAS TO FLL AT LEVEL 200 WHEN THE LEFT HAND FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD TO ATC. FLIGHT CREW BEGAN A DECENT TO A LOWER ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT FLL.