# Incident 20110716030299I: Eurocopter AS 350 B3, Mcallen, TX, July 16, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2011, 20:31 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203TU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 2B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110716030299I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS IN MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO FLIGHT. TO FACILITATE MAINTENANCE THE MECHANIC REMOVED LEFT CHIN BUBBLE FROM AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANIC STRUGGLED TO REINSTALL THE CHIN BUBBLE. AIRCRAFT FLEW AND DURING LANDING APPROACH THE CHIN BUBBLE FELL OUT. PART WAS RETREIVED AND INSTALLED BY A DIFFERENT MECHCANIC USING THE PROPER TECHNIQUE CALLED OUT IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL.  HE ALSO NOTED THAT THIS PARTICULAR WIDOW WAS DIFFICULT TO INSTALL. SEAL WAS REPLACED EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED AND THE WINDOW REMAINED INSTALLED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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