# SAIB CE-19-20: Flight Compartment Windows - Type: Special airworthiness information bulletin (advisory, not mandatory) - Status: Current - Revision: 0 - Issued: December 5, 2019 - Products: Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A, G-IV, GIV-X, GV, GV-SP and GVI - Product type: Aircraft, Small/Large Airplane - PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/d5/e1/d5e17defbbd4ec308cdbf7c15f5fdd9ad8221cb78e2f03abf9ba74c9199ae61b - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/4CDAF7429DE15CFD862584C7007A866F.0001 - DRS record last changed: December 5, 2019 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-19-20 ## Text FAA Aviation Safety **SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS** INFORMATION BULLETIN SUBJ: Flight Compartment Windows SAIB: CE-19-20 Date: December 5, 2019 This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory. Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin alerts owners/operators of windshield failures that have occurred on Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation G-1159A (G-III), G-IV, GIV-X, GV, GV-SP, and GVI airplanes. It also provides information on a new windshield design that should be used if replacement of an existing windshield becomes necessary. At this time, the airworthiness concern is not an unsafe condition that would warrant airworthiness directive (AD) action under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 39. Background Since 2013, the FAA and Gulfstream are aware of at least 20 incidents involving windshield failures. The failures resulted in one or more of the following: arcing, cracking, smoke, and/or small fires. In some cases, this has resulted in diversions or emergency landings. Gulfstream has designed and now manufactures a new windshield with an improved heater terminal block. Since the same windshields are common to multiple models of Gulfstream airplanes, in most cases these new windshields may be used as replacements. Recommendations For Pilots: The FAA recommends that because of potential difficulty determining which windshield ply is affected, if you experience a windshield cracking event, assume that a structural windshield ply is affected, and follow the appropriate airplane flight manual emergency procedure (G-1159A (G-III) and G-IV), or abnormal procedure (GIV-X, GV, GV-SP, and GVI), which includes pulling the associated windshield heat circuit breaker. For Maintenance Personnel: The FAA recommends that when being replaced, use the new design windshields. These windshields have upgraded/redesigned terminal block part numbers: • Windshield (Left), 1159SCB5102‐13 • Windshield (Right), 1159SCB5102‐15 For Further Information Contact William O. Herderich, Aerospace Engineer, Atlanta ACO Branch, FAA, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337; phone: (404) 474-5547; fax: (404) 474-5605; email: william.o.herderich@faa.gov For Related Service Information Contact Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, P.O. Box 2206, Savannah, Georgia 31404-2206 telephone: (800) 810-4853; fax 912-965-3520; internet: http://www.gulfstream.com/ ## Registered aircraft it may concern (OpenAirDocs) Registry models matched by make and model, the same way as ADs, most registered aircraft first. - [Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550)](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gv-sp-g550): 406 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-g-iv): 357 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace GVI (G650ER)](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gvi-g650er): 291 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-X (G450)](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-giv-x-g450): 237 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace G-V](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-g-v): 153 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace GVI (G650)](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gvi-g650): 53 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-g-1159a): 32 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace GVI](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gvi): 31 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream American G-1159A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-g-1159a): 27 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-X](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-giv-x): 9 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV (G400)](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-g-iv-g400): 8 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gv-sp): 7 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-X (G350)](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-giv-x-g350): 6 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G500)](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gv-sp-g500): 6 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV (G300)](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-g-iv-g300): 2 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV (G350)](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-g-iv-g350): 2 registered aircraft (airframe model) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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