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FAA incident report · Cessna 680 · Sebring, FL · January 10, 2023

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Date
January 10, 2023 · 19:50 local
Place
Sebring, FL
Airport
Orlando International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N437RB
Reported as
Cessna 680
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
17,923 total

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What happened

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

Pilot stated that the flight originated at kfll - kstp with two (2) pax onboard, as they were climbing thru 38000 ft. AGL for 40000FT. AGL. He heard what sounded like a book hitting the deck, then he noticed the copilot windshield was cracked and sparking. He reviewed the emergency procedures for a cracked windshield, which he followed. He reported it to ATC and requested to divert to kmco, the aircraft landed at mco without incident. The aircraft was taken to the Cessna-textron service center located at Orlando International, to see about getting repairs done. The repairs could not be done at the service center due to lack of replacement parts. Iaw with the Cessna 680 operations manual, the aircraft could be flown to a service center for repairs since only the outer layer of the windshield was damaged without the need of a sfp. The aircraft was permitted to fly to the Cessna-textron repair facility at klee for repairs, the maintenance was performed and the aircraft was returned to service on 01/20/2023.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KFLL - KSTP WITH TWO (2) PAX ONBOARD, AS THEY WERE CLIMBING THRU 38000 FT. AGL FOR 40000FT. AGL. HE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A BOOK HITTING THE DECK, THEN HE NOTICED THE COPILOT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND SPARKING. HE REVIEWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR A CRACKED WINDSHIELD, WHICH HE FOLLOWED. HE REPORTED IT TO ATC AND REQUESTED TO DIVERT TO KMCO, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MCO WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO THE CESSNA-TEXTRON SERVICE CENTER LOCATED AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL, TO SEE ABOUT GETTING REPAIRS DONE. THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE AT THE SERVICE CENTER DUE TO LACK OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. IAW WITH THE CESSNA 680 OPERATIONS MANUAL, THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE FLOWN TO A SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS SINCE ONLY THE OUTER LAYER OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED WITHOUT THE NEED OF A SFP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERMITTED TO FLY TO THE CESSNA-TEXTRON REPAIR FACILITY AT KLEE FOR REPAIRS, THE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 01/20/2023.