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FAA incident report · Mitsubishi MU-2B-26 · Lajitas, TX · September 16, 2013

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Date
September 16, 2013 · 09:41 local
Place
Lajitas, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N383TX
Reported as
Mitsubishi MU-2B-26
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total160 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days
N383TXRegistered now · Mitsubishi MU-2B-26S/N 332 · Built 1975Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-26Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

1) Description of deviation:

During initial climb out to 21,000 feet the copilot?s windshield blew out of the aircraft at 17,000 feet, causing a rapid decompression. The pilot made an emergency decent and returned to the departure airport. There were no injuries and no additional damages.

2) Causal and/or contributing factor not already addressed in blocks 13-16, if any: none known

3) Recommendations for systemic corrective action to reduce risk of future occurrence:

Malfunction or defect report submitted by international jets of tulsa 800-349-6827, mark james.

4) Comments if any: none.

As the FAA filed it

1) DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION:

DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT TO 21,000 FEET THE COPILOT?S WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AT 17,000 FEET, CAUSING A RAPID DECOMPRESSION. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY DECENT AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGES.

2) CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR NOT ALREADY ADDRESSED IN BLOCKS 13-16, IF ANY: NONE KNOWN

3) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE:

MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT SUBMITTED BY INTERNATIONAL JETS OF TULSA 800-349-6827, MARK JAMES.

4) COMMENTS IF ANY: NONE.