Service difficulty report · Windshield · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
May 25, 2019
Submitted
May 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AE
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10123
Aircraft time
38,068 hours, 28,238 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP13932113
Part serial
12333H8285
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
13,513 hours, 10,697 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

DURING CRUISE AT FL330, CA WINDSHIELD CRACKED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR PRIORITY DESCENT AND FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO CLT. CA STATED THE INNER LAYER OF THE WINDSHIELD PEELED OFF AND LANDED ON HIS LAP. FLIGHT LANDED ON RWY 18L IN CLT AND CANCELLED THE EMERGENCY AFTER LANDING. FLIGHT WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO GATE E16. MX REPLACED LT WINDSHIELD.