SDR 2024F00123

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Hawbee 4000

Difficulty date
April 29, 2024
Submitted
April 29, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N515CJ
Make and model
Hawbee 4000
Aircraft serial
RC74
Aircraft time
1,778 hours, 1,038 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
4013840000012
Part serial
10275H3250
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,778 hours, 1,038 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH FL260, APPROXIMATELY 10MINS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM BFI, WE RECEIVED A R WINDSHIELD HEAT FAIL AMBER CAS MESSAGE. FOLLOWING CHECKLIST PROCEDURE, WE RESET THE SWITCH. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS FROM SWITCH RESET, THE RIGHT COPILOT'S WINDSHIELD SHATTERED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD BANG. WE VERIFIED IT WAS ONLY THE OUTER PANE THAT CRACKED. WE IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WHILE TURNING AROUND AND STARTING A DECENT BACK TO BFI. WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT ON 32L.