Service difficulty report · Windshield · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
December 3, 2002
Submitted
January 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41AV
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
61
Engine
Rroyce SPEY50614
Part
Windshield
Part number
159SCCE10011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
5,803 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ON INITIAL CLIMB GOING THROUGH 28,000 FT THE PILOTS WINDSHIELD CRACKED. FOLLOWING PROCEDURES IN THE CHECKLIST, THE CREW DESCENDED TO THE RECOMMENDED ALTITUDE. LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE CREW REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED, A NEW WINDSHIELD ORDERED AND INSTALLED. FAILED WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED 10/21/74.