# SAIB CE-15-09: Windows; Flight Compartment Windows - Type: Special airworthiness information bulletin (advisory, not mandatory) - Status: Current - Revision: 0 - Issued: February 24, 2015 - Products: M7 Aerospace SA226-AT, SA226-T, SA226-T(B), SA226-TC, SA227-AC (C-26A), SA227-AT, SA227-BC (C-26A), SA227-CC, SA227-DC (C-26B), SA227-TT, SA26-AT and SA26-T - Product type: Aircraft, Small/Large Airplane - PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/85/81/8581aa7ece25cd0bd35ffe96b63ce02932ee63529bba6399df9fda02bdce4d12 - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/171FB870E7ECC83786257DF600789276.0001 - DRS record last changed: February 24, 2015 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-15-09 ## Text FAA Aviation Safety **SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS** INFORMATION BULLETIN SUBJ: Windows; Flight Compartment Windows SAIB: CE-15-09 Date: February 24, 2015 This is information only. Recommendations aren’t mandatory. Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) informs registered owners/operators of M7 Aerospace LLC Models SA26-T/-AT, SA226-T/-T(B)/-AT/-TC, SA227-TT/-AT/-AC/-BC, and SA227-CC/-DC airplanes (under type certificate data sheets A5SW, A8SW, and A18SW) of an airworthiness concern. Specifically, this SAIB provides inspection procedures and on-condition maintenance actions for fasteners attaching all five (5) cockpit windows for the affected airplanes. At this time, the airworthiness concern is not an unsafe condition that would warrant airworthiness directive (AD) action under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 39. Background M7 Aerospace LLC recently issued SA26/SA226/SA227 series Service Bulletins (SB) 26-56-003 for all SA26 series airplanes, (SB) 226-56-013 for all SA226 series airplanes, SB 227-56-015 for all SA227 series airplanes, and SB CC7-56-011 for all Commuter Category SA227-CC/DC series airplanes. These SBs were issued after operators reported finding the fastener grip lengths required to correctly attach the cockpit center window, heated glass windshields, and side windows may be different that those called out in the applicable Illustrated Parts Catalog. The SBs provide owners and operators instructions for inspecting the attachment fasteners for all five (5) cockpit windows for correct grip length and procedures for replacing any fasteners that do not meet the installation requirements. Recommendations The FAA recommends inspecting and replacing (when necessary) the cockpit window fasteners in M7 Aerospace LLC SA26, SA226 and SA227 (specific models referenced above) airplanes using the procedures in the above-referenced service bulletins, as applicable. For Further Information Contact Andrew McAnaul, Aerospace Engineer, ASW-150, 10100 Reunion Place Suite 650, San Antonio, TX 78216; phone: (210) 308-3365, fax: (210) 308-3370; e-mail: andrew.mcanaul@faa.gov. For Related Service Information Contact M7 Aerospace, LLC, 10823 N.E. Entrance, San Antonio, Texas, 78216; phone: (210) 824-9421; fax: (210) 820-8609; email: MetroTech@M7Aerospace.com. ## Registered aircraft it may concern (OpenAirDocs) Registry models matched by make and model, the same way as ADs, most registered aircraft first. - [Fairchild SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac): 54 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Swearingen SA-226T](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t): 21 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Swearingen SA226-T(B)](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226-t-b): 16 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA227-DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-dc): 12 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Swearingen SA227-AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-at): 12 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Swearingen SA227-TT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-tt): 11 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA227-AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-at): 9 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Swearingen SA-26AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at): 9 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA227-DC (C26B)](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-dc-c26b): 8 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc): 8 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Swearingen SA227-AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac): 8 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA226-T(B)](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa226-t-b): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA227BC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227bc): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Swearingen SA-226AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226at): 3 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA226-AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa226-at): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA226-T](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa226-t): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA226-TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa226-tc): 1 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA227-CC](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-cc): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA227-TT](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-tt): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA26-AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa26-at): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild SA26-T](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa26-t): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Fairchild Swearingen SA227-TT](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-swearingen-sa227-tt): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) - [Swearingen SA26-T](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t): 0 registered aircraft (airframe model) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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