What was found
IN ROUTE, CO-PILOTS WINDSHIELD STARTED SPARKING, CREW TURNED OFF WINDSHIELD HEAT THEN AFTER AWHILE THE OUTER LAYER OF WINDSHIELD CRACKED. CONTINUED ON, NO PROBLEMS. REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDSHIELD.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2007
- Submitted
- February 1, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N602PL
- Make and model
- Gulstm GIV
- Aircraft serial
- 1402
- Aircraft time
- 3,065 hours, 1,436 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce TAY6118
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 1159SCB31023
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.