Service difficulty report · Windshield · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
March 8, 2011
Submitted
March 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998CX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500098
Aircraft time
9,019 hours, 1,445 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1397219
Part serial
03091H9943
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
4,902 hours
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

WHILE DESCENDING, PASSING THROUGH APPROX 14000 FT, THE LT FRONT WINDSHIELD OUTER LAYER SHATTERED. WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS SHUTOFF AND THE PILOTS FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST. NOTE: NO INTRUSION INTO THE ACFT, NO LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION, EMERGENCY NOT DECLARED, UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON LANDING, ACFT WRITTEN UP, MX AND FLIGHT CONTROL NOTIFIED FOR WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT.

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