Service difficulty report · Window · Gulstm 690C

Difficulty date
October 3, 2004
Submitted
October 27, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690C
Aircraft serial
11360
Part
Window
Part number
33036710
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cabin
Part time
380 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT LOST PRESSURIZATION. AFTER LANDING THE RT CABIN WINDOW WAS FOUND CRACKED. AFTER REMOVAL THE CRACK WAS FOUND TO EXTEND FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDOW INTO MOUNTING SCREW HOLE NR 22 AFT OF THE FRONT OF THE WINDOW THEN FWD 14 INCHES THROUGH 13 MOUNTING HOLES. THE CRACK THEN TURNED DOWN AND CONTINUED ACROSS THE TOP FWD CORNER OF THE WINDOW FOR 10 MORE INCHES INTO MOUNTING HOLE NR 5 FROM THE TOP ON THE FWD EDGE OF THE WINDOW. (K)