Service difficulty report · Window · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 3, 2013
Submitted
November 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AK
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605038
Aircraft time
6,355 hours
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Window
Part number
NP1397226
Part serial
99021H7368
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
6,665 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER REACHING FL 410 A LOUD BANG OCCURRED IN THE COCKPIT AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK, COMPLETE SPIDER WEBBING, THROUGHOUT THE FWD RT HAND SIDE HEATED WINDOW. WE INITIATED A DESCENT TO 10,000' MSL. REQUESTED AN AMENDED DESTINATION, A NORMAL LANDING WAS CONDUCTED AT ORLANDO INTL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO SERVICE CENTER LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT FOR EVALUATION & SUBSEQUENT REPAIR. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED UNDER CESSNA WORK ORDER 6045116 & ENTERED IN THE AIRCRAFT PERMANENT MX RECORD ON MTR ID 2219094 DATED 3, NOV 2013.

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