Service difficulty report · Windscreen · Cndair CL6012A12

Difficulty date
January 27, 2009
Submitted
January 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664CW
Make and model
Cndair CL6012A12
Aircraft serial
3064
Aircraft time
13,706 hours, 8,227 cycles
Part
Windscreen
Part number
6003303025
Part serial
9519
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,354 hours, 844 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING CRUISE, CREW NOTED WHISTILING SOUNDS FROM THE LT WINDSCREEN. AFTER A BRIEF INSP, CREW NOTED (2) VERTICAL CRACKS SPANNING THE WINDSCREEN. AS THE ACFT BEGAN THE INITIAL DESCENT, THE CREW WITNESSED THE OUTER PLY OF THE WINDSCREEN DEPART THE ACFT. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE DEBRIS CONTACTED THE ACFT OR POWERPLANT. ACFT LANDED SAFELY AT ITS DESTINATION. MX CONFIRMED THE MISSING OUTER PLY OF THE WINDSCREEN. SDR WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION.