What was found
AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS OF FLIGHT AT FL430, THE PILOTS WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IN THE INNER LAYERS. WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS ON LOW. NO ICING CONDITIONS OR INDICATION OF STRIKE HAD OCCURRED.
- Difficulty date
- November 13, 2001
- Submitted
- November 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N505GA
- Make and model
- Israel GALAXY
- Aircraft serial
- 005
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 1782011
- Part serial
- 98162H7975
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 653 hours
- 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.