Service difficulty report · Windshield · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
March 8, 2005
Submitted
March 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188TG
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
078
Aircraft time
2,614 hours, 1,505 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
66003942
Part serial
374
Condition
Melted
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,614 hours, 1,505 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M, P
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

SELECTED WINDSHIELD DEFOG CLIMBING FL200, 45 MIN LATER LEVEL CRUISE FL400 F/O NOTICED RT WINDSHIELD APPEARED TO HAVE BUBBLE FORMING I/B HEATING BUS BAR, SURFACE HOT TO TOUCH. W/S DEFOG SYS SELECTED OFF. W/S DEFOG ANNUNCIATOR HAD NOT ILLUMINATED AFTER INITIAL UNDER TEMP INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. NORMAL OPS OF ANNUNCIATOR IS ILLUMINATION WHEN W/S DEFOG SELECTED TO OPERATE, W/S IS EITHER UNDER 85 DEG OR OVER 150 DEG. CONSULTED AFM & MEL, SECURED RT W/S DEFOG CIRCUIT BREAKER & USED W/S ANTI-ICE SYS TO PREVENT FOGGING ON DESCENT. MELTING OF HEATED PLY, SMALL AREAS OF DELAMINATION, SURFACE DEFORMATION ON INNER & OUTER PLIES. DAMAGE BEYOND LIMITS. W/S REMOVED & REPLACED. W/S DEFOG ELECTRICAL SYS BEING TESTED.