SDR WWQA110110

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
November 1, 2010
Submitted
November 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898AW
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1283
Aircraft time
8,782 hours, 3,717 cycles
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Part
Windshield
Part number
1159SCB51023
Part serial
05040H
Condition
Cracked
Location
Right
Part time
3,963 hours, 1,491 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

WHILE IN CRUISE, THE RT WINDSHIELD OUTER PLY CRACKED. THE CREW LANDED THE ACFT AT TO VERIFY IT WAS ONLY THE OUTER PLY. THE CREW THEN WROTE A DISCREPANCY AND DEFERRED IT USING THE CDL FROM THE FLIGHT MANUAL CDL 56-1 AND CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED.