Service difficulty report · Windshield · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 3, 2024
Submitted
October 4, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DK
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5700
Aircraft time
7,147 hours, 5,119 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
991438013
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
943 hours, 350 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DEPARTED KTYS AT 0745 LOCAL. RUNWAY 23L, WEATHER MOSTLY CLEAR WITH FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS. TEMP WAS 18C. WINDS 300 DEGREES AT 3KTS. TAKEOFF WEIGHT 16971LBS. FUEL AT TAKEOFF 4140 POUNDS OR 618 GALLONS. TAKEOFF WAS UNEVENTFUL. SKY CLEAR DURING CLIMB OUT. PASSING FL250 CAPTAIN HEARD LOUD THUMP, SUSPECTED BIRD STRIKE AT FIRST THEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINDSHIELD FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE THEN SHATTERED. CREW FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECKLIST TURNING OFF WINDSHIELD HEAT SWITCHES. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND A RETURN BACK TO DEPARTURE AIRFIELD (KTYS). LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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