What was found
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED THE RT MAIN WINDSHIELD CRACKED. CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDED SAFELY. MX PERSONNEL REPLACED THE FAILED WINDSHIELD.
- Difficulty date
- June 10, 2012
- Submitted
- June 29, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N480LX
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK398
- Aircraft time
- 5,451 hours, 4,593 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 45AS31001024
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 5,451 hours, 4,593 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.