Service difficulty report · Windshield · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 31, 2006
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft time
2,488 hours
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Windshield
Part number
991438012
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
542 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) IN CRUISE AT 41000 FEET A SOUND LIKE A SHOTGUN WAS HEARD AND THE RT WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE SHATTERED. AFTER AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AND INSPECTION BY AN AME IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE EITHER A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR A SHORT OF THE HEATING ELEMENT. THE WINDOW WAS THEN REPLACED AND A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION WAS COMPLIED WITH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20060906026)

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