Service difficulty report · Windshield · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
July 1, 2022
Submitted
September 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780BH
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45431
Aircraft time
3,379 hours, 2,773 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
6656100001004
Part serial
2914
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit Right
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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT WINDSHIELDS OUTER GLASS PLY SHATTERED IN FIGHT. THE CREW RAN THE CHECKLIST AND THE APPROACH AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. BECAUSE OF SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES PARTS TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THERE WERE NO DEFECTS OR DAMAGE NOTED TO THE WINDSHIELD THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR REMOVED THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW WINDSHIELD IAW LEARJET 45 AMM. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY