Service difficulty report · Window · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 10, 2026
Submitted
April 13, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N711FP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605565
Aircraft time
8,062 hours, 7,577 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
99143797
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT OBSERVED DELAMINATION BEGINNING ON THE LEFT-HAND COCKPIT SIDE WINDOW. THE DELAMINATION PROGRESSED AT A RAPID RATE, AND NO MASTER WARNING OR ANNUNCIATION WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DELAMINATION CONTINUED UNTIL THE SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO LAREDO, TEXAS, WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A TECHNICIAN IS CURRENTLY EN ROUTE TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION.

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