Service difficulty report · Windshield · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
October 30, 2023
Submitted
November 1, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618PJ
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
2076
Aircraft time
8,653 hours, 7,109 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
6656100001003
Part serial
3737
Condition
Warning Message
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER AND AROUND 20-30 KNOTS WE RECEIVED AN AMBER MESSAGE FOR L WINDSHIELD FAIL. PILOT IMMEDIATELY REJECTED THE TAKEOFF, VACATED THE RUNWAY, RAN THE QRH WHICH WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AND ADVISED THE PASSENGERS WHAT HAPPENED. FOLLOWING THE AMBER MESSAGE CLEARING WE HAD A WHITE MESSAGE ADVISING US OF A L WINDSHIELD FAULT. PER THE QRH IT ADVISED US IT WAS OPERATING IN A DEGRADED STATE AND SAFE TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT.