# Incident 20260204001449I: Learjet Inc 45, Memphis, TN, February 4, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2026, 12:40 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: D5SJ
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N700MB) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260204001449I

## Narrative

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

02/04/2026 DURING A FLIGHT FROM MEMPHIS TO BATON ROUGE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF FLIGHT LEVEL 360, A CRACK WAS NOTICED IN THE COPILOT'S SIDE WINDOW. THE CRACK PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED, EXTENDING TOWARDS THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO MEMPHIS. UPON COMPLETING THE TURN, THEY COORDINATED WITH ATC, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE TO ALLEVIATE INTERNAL PRESSURE AND REDUCED EXTERNAL SPEED, THUS DECREASING PRESSURE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CREW THEN FOLLOWED THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST, WHICH CONFIRMED THE ACTIONS THEY HAD ALREADY TAKEN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MEMPHIS, WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY AND PROCEEDED TO THE FBO.

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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