# Incident 20230501002859I: Learjet Inc 45, Wichita, KS, May 1, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2023, 14:05 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Eisenhower National
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: X9KA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N909MV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N909MV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 45 (registry code 5170805, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TFE731-20BR (registry code 33919, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe731-20br) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET INC 45
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TFE731-20BR
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230501002859I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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