Service difficulty report · Windshield · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
December 11, 2012
Submitted
December 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N86
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5167
Aircraft time
9,020 hours, 3,784 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT SIDE WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE FAILURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. PERFORMED WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE FAILURE AS DIRECTED IN ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. CONTINUED ON ORIGINAL ROUTE TO PLANNED DESTINATION. APPROX 20 MIN LATER NOTICED CRACK OF OUTER PLY OF RIGHT SIDE WINDSHIELD. CRACK RAN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ABOUT CENTER SCREEN. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE FOR WINDSHIELD OUTER FACE PLY FAILURE. CHANGED DESTINATIONS TO A CLOSER AIRPORT. ON DESCENT, OUTER PLY OF WINDSHIELD SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. ONCE ON THE GROUND, MECH VISUALLY INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO FURTHER DAMAGE.