Service difficulty report · Windshield · Gulstm GVSP

Difficulty date
February 24, 2019
Submitted
February 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35GR
Make and model
Gulstm GVSP
Aircraft serial
5183
Aircraft time
4,269 hours, 1,139 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 430 AND 45 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE LEFT WINDSHIELD OUTER ANTI ICE GLASS PANE CRACKED. USED THE QRH TO ASSES THE SITUATION. RETURNING TO BASE WAS DECIDED THE BEST ACTION. NO SAFETY ISSUES AROSE AND SAFELY LANDED BACK AT DEPARTURE AN HOUR AND THIRTY SEVEN MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF