What was found
AT FL450, WINDSHIELD ON PILOT SIDE CRACKED. AIRCRAFT DID NOT LOSE PRESSURIZATION. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY, EXECUTED EMERGENCY DECENT AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2017
- Submitted
- May 4, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N499G
- Make and model
- Cessna 680SOV
- Aircraft serial
- 006
- Aircraft time
- 4,417 hours, 2,778 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PW306C
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 991438013
- Part serial
- 03070H8272
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 4,417 hours, 2,778 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.