Service difficulty report · Window · Beech B200

Difficulty date
May 7, 2001
Submitted
June 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N132N
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1053
Part
Window
Part number
1014400421
Condition
Broken
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE PRESSURIZED WHEN PILOT HEARD BANG IN BACK OF CABIN. THE SMALL WINDOW AFT OF CABIN DOOR HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND AIRCRAFT DEPRESSURIZED. LOG BOOKS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. PILOT STATED HE BELIEVED THE WINDOW HAD NEVER BEEN REPLACED. THE OPPOSITE WINDOW WAS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME AT THE PILOTS REQUEST.`

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