What was found
PILOTS WINDSHIELD ARCED INTERNALLY CAUSING THE OUTER PANE TO COMPLETELY CRACK DURING CLIMB WHILE PASSING THROUGH FL 39550.
- Difficulty date
- January 6, 2020
- Submitted
- January 6, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N816SP
- Make and model
- Gulstm GIV
- Aircraft serial
- 1452
- Aircraft time
- 5,492 hours, 2,752 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce TAY6118
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 1159SCB51025
- Part serial
- 08049H4312
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 2,357 hours, 1,138 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.