Service difficulty report · Windshield · Bombdr CL6002D15

Difficulty date
October 27, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr CL6002D15
Aircraft time
28,969 hours
Engine
Ge CF348C5
Part
Windshield
Part number
601R3303322
Condition
Fractured
Location
Cockpit
Part time
28,378 hours
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) IN CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A SHATTERED RT WINDSHIELD. DECISION WAS TAKEN TO DESCEND TO A LOWER FLIGHT LEVEL AND CONTINUE TO DESTINATION. UPON ARRIVAL, ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THE OUTER PLY WAS FRACTURED. THE RT WINDSHIELD IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD INDICATES A DEGRADATION OF THE TOP MOISTURE SEAL, SIGNS OF MOISTURE INGRESS AND ELECTRICAL ARCING.