What was found
DURING FLIGHT, PILOTS WINDSHIELD STARTED TO DELAMINATE. THE DELAMINATION SPREAD AND EVENTUALLY CRACKED. DESCENDED. NO LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AS A PRECAUTION.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2017
- Submitted
- February 24, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N595PD
- Make and model
- Raythn HAWKER800XP
- Aircraft serial
- 258526
- Aircraft time
- 5,621 hours, 3,003 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- NF24016335
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 5,621 hours, 3,003 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.