Service difficulty report · Windshield · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
June 23, 2015
Submitted
June 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N170LS
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
029
Aircraft time
8,375 hours, 9,034 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
665610000010
Part serial
3340
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
820 hours, 598 cycles
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

ENROUTE AT APPROX FL 220 THE RT COCKPIT WINDSCREEN SHATTERED, ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD BANG NOISE. WE ADVISED ATC THAT WE NEEDED TO DIVERT & REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE. WE WERE GIVEN A DESCENT CLEARANCE TO 1000 FEET BELOW OUR ALTITUDE UPON WHICH WE REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE TO 10,000 FEET DUE TO A SHATTERED WINDSCREEN. WE RECEIVED AN INITIAL CLEARANCE TO 11,000 FEET & DIVERTED. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ATC CALLED EMER. WINDSHIELD REPLACED. NO ROOT CAUSE FOR FAILURE DETERMINED.