# Incident 20260415004069I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B16(CL-604), Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 15, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2026, 13:14 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: V6NA
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B16(CL-604) (registry code 1900314, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b16-cl-604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-3B (registry code 30069, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B16(CL-604)
- Reported engine: GE CF34-3B
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,120 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260415004069I

## Narrative

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

BOMBARDIER CL-604 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM MONTREAL-TRUDEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN ROUTE TO FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. PASSING THROUGH FL280 THE LH WINDSHIELD OUTER GLASS SUDDENLY BROKE. THERE WAS NO NOTABLE TURBULENCE, OAT -34 DEGREES AND NO ABNORMAL ENGINE OR PRESSURIZATIONS NOTED AT THE TIME OF THE BREAK. INDICATED AIR SPEED WAS 280 KIAS AT THE TIME OF THE BREAK. CHECKLIST FOR “BROKEN OUTER PLY” WAS EXECUTED FROM QRH-2. LIMITATIONS OF STAYING CLEAR OF ICING CONDITIONS WERE KEPT AS WELL AS REMAINING BELOW 280 KIAS AND 800 FT MSL. NO INJURIES TO CAPTAIN, F/O OR 6 PASSENGERS.

BROKEN LH WINDSHIELD REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW WINDSHIELD; OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. REF’D CL-604 AMM 56-11-01

PERFORMED FOD INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECT NOTED. REPLACED 2 DAMAGED FAN BLADES WITH OVERHAULED FAN BLADES. ALL FAN BLADES WERE REMOVED, CLEANED LUBED AND RE-INSTALLED USING BLADE PLOT PROVIDED BY GE. COMPLIED WITH ENGINE RUNS AND VIBE CHECKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) MAINTENANCE MANUAL WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW CF34BJ SERVICE MANUAL SEI-780 REV 65 DATED 02/01/2025.

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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