Service difficulty report · Windshield · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
February 6, 2023
Submitted
February 17, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100KZ
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
065
Aircraft time
8,860 hours, 8,237 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
17360023F
Part serial
4027
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 A LEFT WINDSHIELD HEAT FAULT DURING CLIMB-OUT. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR DETERMINED THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WAS REMOVED, AND A NEW GKN WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICED.