SDR 99ZZZX3441

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
August 12, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N355DB
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
006
Part
Windshield
Part number
66004048
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
4,545 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACFT TT: 8,511.9 HOURS. LANDINGS: 6,959. WHILE PERFORMING MFG 300-HOUR/12-MONTH INSPECTION A VOID/CRACK, MATERIAL WAS MISSING ON THE RT WINDSHIELD OUTER SURFACE IN THE LOWER FWD AREA UNDER THE DEFROST DUCT. THE DAMAGED AREA MEASURED APPROX .3125 INCH DEEP, .8750 INCH WIDE, AND 5 INCHES LONG WITH ADDITIONAL 1 INCH CRACKS EXTENDING FROM EACH END OF THE DAMAGED AREA. THE WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED 92-93, ACTT: 3,966.8 HRS, TT ON WINDSHIELD WAS 4,545.1 HRS. CAUSE OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN, AND THERE IS NO VISUAL EVIDENCE AS TO WHAT CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. SENT INFORMATION AND PHOTOS OF DAMAGE TO LEAR FOR EVALUATION. NOTE: THE DAMAGE CANNOT BE SEEN WITHOUT REMOVAL OF THE DEFROST DUCT.