Service difficulty report · Windshield · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
July 27, 2023
Submitted
August 3, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N201XJ
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7187
Aircraft time
20,793 hours, 17,453 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP13932113
Part serial
05229H8906
Condition
Separation
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE TEB-PBI AT FL300, CAPTAIN'S SIDE WINDSCREEN SHATTERED. WHILE CABIN PRESSURE REMAINED NORMAL, AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT WAS REQUESTED FROM ATLANTA CENTER AS A PRECAUTION WITH CLEARANCE FOR AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT TO FL180. AFTER SWITCHING RADIO FREQUENCIES, FURTHER INCREMENTAL DESCENTS FROM THE LOW-ALTITUDE SECTOR CONTROLLER WERE ALSO RECEIVED WITHOUT DELAY. ONCE LEVEL AT 8,000 FT., AND WITH CABIN PRESSURE REMAINING NORMAL, CONTINUING TO DESTINATION AT LOW ALTITUDE / AIRSPEED WAS BRIEFLY CONSIDERED; BUT REJECTED DUE TO CONDITION OF THE WINDSCREEN AND EXCESSIVE (1+15) FLIGHT TIME EN ROUTE. AN IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE DIRECT TO THE AIRPORT (KJAX) WAS GRANTED. AFTER SWITCHING RADIO FREQUENCIES TO KJAX APPROACH, FURTHER DESCENTS TO 3,000 FT., AND THEN 2,000 FT. WERE RECEIVED. AT 2,000 FT. CABIN DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE ABRUPTLY DECREASED TO ZERO. AN ILS RUNWAY 08 APPROACH WAS FLOWN TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXI TO THE FBO. PILOT’S WINDSHIELD TO BE REPLACED AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS TO BE VERIFIED FOR PROPER OPERATION.