Service difficulty report · Windshield · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
December 8, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610JR
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
125
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Windshield
Part number
66004047
Part serial
SWU9611
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,780 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

WINDSHIELD FOUND DAMAGED UNDER WINDSHIELD HEAT DIFFUSER SHIELD. HOT BLEED AIR WAS ESCAPING THROUGH A LOOSE DUCT AND PRESSURIZING AREA BETWEEN SHIELD AND AIRCRAFT SKIN. AIR EVENTUALLY FOUND A PATH THROUGH SHIELD GASKET AND SKIN AND BEGAN TO ESCAPE UNDER SHIELD AND ACROSS WINDSHIELD. THIS ALLOWED HOT AIR TO BYPASS TEMPERATURE SENSORS AND BE DIRECTED DIRECTLY ONTO PLASTIC WINDSHIELD.