What was found
DURING CLIMB OUT AT 9000 FEET THE CREW HEARD A LOUD POP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT WINDSHIELD HAD CRACK , NOTIFIED TOWER AND WAS ASSIGHED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2025
- Submitted
- January 16, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N475FX
- Make and model
- Lear 45LEAR
- Aircraft serial
- 45508
- Aircraft time
- 5,142 hours, 3,870 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 6656100001001
- Part serial
- 2508
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 5,155 hours, 385 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.