SDR DXTA2011061404611

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date: June 12, 2011
Submitted: June 14, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N592QS
Make and model: Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial: 5605706
Aircraft time: 3,555 hours, 2,733 cycles
System (JASC): 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
Part: Windshield
Part number: NP13972112
Part serial: 07018H3203
Condition: Failed
Location: Cockpit
Part time: 3,555 hours, 2,733 cycles
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

RIGHT WINDSHIELD FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO OVERHEAT LIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER RT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. WINDSHIELD SEAL LOOKS BUCKLED ON TOP CENTER PORTION. MELTED, STREAKING UP FROM BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD. LT WINDSHIELD FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO OVERHEAT LIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH IT. R & R RT WINDSHIELD WITH A NEW WINDSHIELD, WORK DONE IAW MM 56-11-00, 30-40-00, 30-41-00.

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