Service difficulty report · Windshield · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
January 30, 2013
Submitted
February 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901EH
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
333
Aircraft time
12,432 hours, 8,965 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AFTER CRUISING FOR APPROX 1.5 HOURS THE CREW WITNESSED A LOUD CRACKING NOISE AND NOTICED THE PILOT SIDE, LT WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED. THE WINDOW WAS SPIDERED VEINED WITH CRACKS COVERING THE ENTIRE SURFACE. THE CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS TURNED ON SEAT BELT SIGN AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE DECENT. ONCE THE ACFT HAD DECENDED TO FL250 THE ACFT DIVERTED FROM ITS ORIGINAL DESTINATION AND LANDED SAFELY.