Service difficulty report · Window · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
September 12, 2007
Submitted
September 26, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N141DR
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK184
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Window
Part number
45AS3101012
Part serial
808
Condition
Cracked
Location
Copilot
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING A SCHEDULED A-D INSPECTION FOUND COPILOT COCKPIT SIDE WINDOW CRACKED USING THE PRISM INSPECTION METHOD. THE D-INSPECTION REQUIRES THAT BOTH WINDSHIELDS BE INSPECTED BY REMOVING THE WINDSHIELD RETAINERS OR USING OPTICAL PRISM INSPECTION METHOD. THERE IS NO STATEMENT IN THE AC MM OR IN THE A-D INSPECTION CHECKLIST THAT REQURIES YOU TO INSPECT THE COCKPIT SIDE WINDOWS IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE WINDSHIELDS. ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN THE COCKPIT AREA ARE INSTALLED OR FASTENED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE WINDSHIELDS. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE COPILOT SIDE WINDOW CRACKED FROM FATIGUE, OR TOTAL TIME INSTALLED. THE WINDOW WAS MFG MAY OF 1997. WOULD RECOMMEND THAT INSPECTION OF ALL COCKPIT WINDOWS WITH A

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