Service difficulty report · Windshield · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
April 3, 2022
Submitted
April 7, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N626JC
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45140
Aircraft time
5,129 hours, 4,021 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
6656100000010
Part serial
3868
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
602 hours, 692 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT HAND, OR COPILOT SIDE WINDSHIELD OUTER GLASS PANE CRACKED INFLIGHT DURING DESCENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN EXPEDITED DESCENT WAS PERFORMED. A NORMAL LANDING WAS THEN PERFORMED AT CHICAGO MIDWAY MDW. NO