Service difficulty report · Windshield · Israel ASTRASPX

Difficulty date
November 7, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N108CG
Make and model
Israel ASTRASPX
Aircraft serial
108
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Part
Windshield
Part number
164300104
Part serial
1044
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,807 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON LANDING, AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL .8 HR NIGHT FLIGHT. PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE RT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED HALF WAY AROUND. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CRACK WAS LIMITED TO THE OUTER PAIN. A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT WAS OBTAINED AND THE PLANE WAS RELOCATED TO A SERVICE CENTER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD.

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