Service difficulty report · Windshield · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 15, 2022
Submitted
May 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
640A0083
Aircraft time
4,928 hours, 3,280 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
99148091
Part serial
16621H1658
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

CAPTAIN COCKPIT WINDOW: AT 11000 FEET HEARD LOUD CRACK FROM LEFT SIDE COCKPIT WINDOW AND NOTICED HUGE CIRCULAR CRACK. VMC CONDITIONS. NO QRH PROCEDURE. // SIGNOFF// REMOVED DAMAGED PILOT SIDE WINDOW (PN:9914809-1)(SN:16621H1658) AND INSTALLED NEW CONDITION SIDE WINDOW (PN:9914809-L)(SN:22098H1955) IAW CE-680A AMM CH 56-10-05.PERFORMED OPS AND LEAKS CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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