Service difficulty report · Windshield · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
October 8, 2014
Submitted
October 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959RP
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
2100
Aircraft time
3,467 hours, 2,816 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
6656100001001
Part serial
477
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
3,467 hours, 2,816 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B, G, A

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

What was found

THE LT WINDSHIELD OUTER GLASS SURFACE FAILED DURING CRUISE. DIVERTED, DEPLOYED OXYGEN MASKS, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDING WAS SAFE AND UNEVENTFUL. NO PRESSURIZATION WAS LOST AS THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT LOOSE ITS SHAPE OR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.