Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Cruising at FL410; the pilot flying in the right seat noticed a small darkened section along the outside rear edge of the right windshield. Approaching top of descent into ZZZ; upon closer examination both pilots determined the darkened section of glass was actually a crack in the windshield. Instructions were received to divert to ZZZ1.
CE-560XL flight crew reported a cracked windshield in cruise; resulting in a diversion.