What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) PIC reported the right side emergency exit window/door departed. The airplane had departed on a test flight after extensive maintenance. During an extensive preflight inspection, the SIC pilot attempted to open emergency exit window. The emergency exit window/door would not open by emergency procedures. The flight crew wrote up door malfunction in the log books. Maintenance personnel confirmed the door was secured and the airplane tookoff on its test flight. About three (3) minutes into flight the door departed. The airplane had been painted and door may have been stuck closed. Both right and left side window/door cable securing pins brackets were damaged (bent) when the door as attempted to be opened. The bent cable pin brackets weaken or damaged allowed the door to depart inflight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC REPORTED THE RIGHT SIDE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW/DOOR DEPARTED. THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED ON A TEST FLIGHT AFTER EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE. DURING AN EXTENSIVE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE SIC PILOT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW. THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW/DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN BY EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. THE FLIGHT CREW WROTE UP DOOR MALFUNCTION IN THE LOG BOOKS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THE DOOR WAS SECURED AND THE AIRPLANE TOOKOFF ON ITS TEST FLIGHT. ABOUT THREE (3) MINUTES INTO FLIGHT THE DOOR DEPARTED. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN PAINTED AND DOOR MAY HAVE BEEN STUCK CLOSED. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE WINDOW/DOOR CABLE SECURING PINS BRACKETS WERE DAMAGED (BENT) WHEN THE DOOR AS ATTEMPTED TO BE OPENED. THE BENT CABLE PIN BRACKETS WEAKEN OR DAMAGED ALLOWED THE DOOR TO DEPART INFLIGHT.
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