What happened
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(-23)The aircraft had just undergone an annual inpsection at the pgv airport. The pilot and his passenger were picking the airplane up after that maintenance to fly it back to the ewn airport. The pilot reported completing an normal preflight of the aircraft and the emergency exit was specifically discussed with the mechanic because the mechanic reported removing the exit and reinstalling it during the inspection. The pilot reported that, while at cruise, he and his passenger heard a "whistling" noise. They initially assummed it was a radio and began troublshooting the radios. They eventually tracked the noise down to the pilot's window (the emergency exit) and, with the aid of a flashlight, noticed that the window was slightly away from the frame at the forward lower edge. The aircraft was already configured for a slow cruise speed and the pilot elected to continue with that speed. As they began a slight descent, approximately 10 to 15 NM north/northwest of the ewn airport, the emergency exit left the aircraft. The pilot continued the flight to land at the ewn airport and stated that the aircraft flew normally, with a slight yaw to the left. No substantial damage to the air craft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST UNDERGONE AN ANNUAL INPSECTION AT THE PGV AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE PICKING THE AIRPLANE UP AFTER THAT MAINTENANCE TO FLY IT BACK TO THE EWN AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED COMPLETING AN NORMAL PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE EMERGENCY EXIT WAS SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED WITH THE MECHANIC BECAUSE THE MECHANIC REPORTED REMOVING THE EXIT AND REINSTALLING IT DURING THE INSPECTION. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, WHILE AT CRUISE, HE AND HIS PASSENGER HEARD A "WHISTLING" NOISE. THEY INITIALLY ASSUMMED IT WAS A RADIO AND BEGAN TROUBLSHOOTING THE RADIOS. THEY EVENTUALLY TRACKED THE NOISE DOWN TO THE PILOT'S WINDOW (THE EMERGENCY EXIT) AND, WITH THE AID OF A FLASHLIGHT, NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW WAS SLIGHTLY AWAY FROM THE FRAME AT THE FORWARD LOWER EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY CONFIGURED FOR A SLOW CRUISE SPEED AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THAT SPEED. AS THEY BEGAN A SLIGHT DESCENT, APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 NM NORTH/NORTHWEST OF THE EWN AIRPORT, THE EMERGENCY EXIT LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO LAND AT THE EWN AIRPORT AND STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW NORMALLY, WITH A SLIGHT YAW TO THE LEFT. NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIR CRAFT.
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