Service difficulty report · Windshield · Bombdr BD7001A11

Difficulty date
September 7, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N711LS
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A11
Aircraft time
3,157 hours, 2,131 cycles
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A220
Part
Windshield
Part number
GC331000110
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) EXPERIENCED A CRACK IN THE RT WINDSHIELD. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE INITIAL CRACK OCCURRED IN FLIGHT AND WAS A SINGLE CRACK ALONG THE CENTER POST AND BOTTOM. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HEAT FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. SUBSEQUENTLY, SEVERAL OTHER CRACKS DEVELOPED SURROUNDING THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE WINDOW. EXAMINATION OF THE INTIAL CRACK SHOWED THAT IT ALSO HAD A BURN MARK IN IT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED.