What was found
L1 WINDOW SHATTERED AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD IAW CARD 56-94-01.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2018
- Submitted
- July 12, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N803AL
- Make and model
- Boeing 7878
- Aircraft serial
- 40621
- Aircraft time
- 13,370 hours, 1,410 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 19080015
- Part serial
- 1049
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- 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.