Service difficulty report · Windshield · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
August 28, 2022
Submitted
August 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15CF
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45376
Aircraft time
4,015 hours, 2,953 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit Left
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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE ENTIRE OUTER GLASS PLY OF THE LEFT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IN FLIGHT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 43,000 FEET, MACH 0.76, SAT -59 C, NEGATIVE ICING, CABIN 9.1 PSID, CABIN ALTITUDE 6,600 FEET. THE CREW ELECTED TO LAND FOR EVALUATIONS AT KPDK. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM WAS UNABLE TO DEFINE A CAUSE FOR THE WINDSHIELDS FAIL, NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE REPLACEMENT WILL BE DELAYED BY MATERIALS SHORTAGE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF A NEW WINDSHIELD. NO PART OR SERIAL NUMBER AVAILABLE FROM THE FAILED WINDOW AT THIS TIME.