Service difficulty report · Windshield · Gulstm GVSPG550

Difficulty date
January 20, 2025
Submitted
January 20, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N945TM
Make and model
Gulstm GVSPG550
Aircraft serial
5086
Aircraft time
5,011 hours, 2,596 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
1159SCB51029
Part serial
13247H8144
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
2,793 hours, 1,841 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CREW REPORT) WHILE ON OUR FLIGHT FROM KSTL TO LFSB AT FL390 ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF TORONTO WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG. WE REALIZED THE LEFT FRONT PILOT WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED. WE RAN THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD CHECKLIST AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO SPEED, ALTITUDE AND PRESSURIZATION PER THE CHECKLIST. WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO BASE AT KSUS AIRPORT WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.