Service difficulty report · Windshield · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
July 26, 2020
Submitted
July 29, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N170LS
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
029
Aircraft time
10,091 hours, 10,290 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
6656100000010
Part serial
3660
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
539 hours, 421 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

SHORTLY AFTER CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FEET THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. LEVELED OFF AT 10,800 FEET AND REQUESTED DESCEND TO 10,000 FEET. THE INNER LAYER WAS STILL SOLID AND ALL OTHER SYSTEMS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WINDSHIELD REPLACED WITH NEW.