What was found
RT WINDSHIELD OUTSIDE CRACK FOUND WHEN ACFT DESCENT FROM FL430 TO FL250 ,AND THEN TURNOFF THE WINDSHIELD HEATER, NO-PERSSURE LOSS, AND SAFE LANDING BACK HOME.THE SIGN SHOWS AND DOES NOT STRIKE AS THE SUFFERING EXTERNAL FORCE.
- Difficulty date
- June 14, 2010
- Submitted
- June 24, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Gulstm G100
- Aircraft serial
- 119
- Aircraft time
- 2,472 hours, 918 cycles
- Engine
- Garrtt TFE73140
- Engine time
- 2,472 hours, 918 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 164300104
- Part serial
- 8022
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 1,278 hours
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.