20230501002859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Learjet 45 · Wichita, KS · May 1, 2023

Date
May 1, 2023 · 14:05 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Eisenhower National
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
X9KA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N909MV
Reported as
Learjet 45
Reported engine
Honeywell TFE731-20BR
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During a flight from kssi to kapa the right front window cracked in multiple places simultaneously. Per the pilot statement, before the flight, neither window showed any indication of damage or delamination. There were not any cas messages prior to the failure. The pilots contacted ATC and asked for an imediate descent and the aircraft was divereted to kict. The aircraft was landed safely and a maintenance discrepancy report was filed. The director of maintenance also filed a service difficulty report.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A FLIGHT FROM KSSI TO KAPA THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES SIMULTANEOUSLY. PER THE PILOT STATEMENT, BEFORE THE FLIGHT, NEITHER WINDOW SHOWED ANY INDICATION OF DAMAGE OR DELAMINATION. THERE WERE NOT ANY CAS MESSAGES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE PILOTS CONTACTED ATC AND ASKED FOR AN IMEDIATE DESCENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERETED TO KICT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY AND A MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY REPORT WAS FILED.THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE ALSO FILED A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT.