Service difficulty report · Windshield · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 16, 2021
Submitted
May 17, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N456SM
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
0038
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP13972112
Part serial
05024H7860
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit Rt
Part time
3,195 hours, 1,994 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ECP AND BEGAN CLIMB @ APPROXIMATELY 22,000 FT THE COPILOTS WINDSHIELD SHATTERED . AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AND ALL PROCEDURES AND CHECKLIST WERE FOLLOWED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ECP AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. 2 CREW AND 8 PASSENGERS ONBOARD NO INJURIES REPORTED.

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