SDR 2022F00515

Service difficulty report · Window · Hawbee 4000

Difficulty date
November 15, 2022
Submitted
December 14, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N453JE
Make and model
Hawbee 4000
Aircraft serial
RC53
Aircraft time
5,001 hours, 2,626 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
401384001009
Part serial
07074H8833
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Part time
5,001 hours, 2,626 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT CREW HEARD LOUD WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM PILOTS SIDE WINDOW PANEL B. DUE TO CONTINUING FAILURES AND UNRESOLVED ISSUES WITH WITH THIS MAKE MODEL AIRCRAFT AND BOTH PILOTS AND COPILOTS SIDE COCKPIT WINDOWS. FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT AND PERFORMED UNSCHEDULED LANDING. PILOTS SIDE COCKPIT WINDOW PANEL B P/N 401-384001-009 WAS REPLACED WITH NEW PANEL, UPON REMOVAL OF WINDOW SOOT WAS NOTED ON THE WINDOW SEAL EVIDENCE OF SLIGHT CABIN PRESSURIZATION LEAK WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. THIS WINDOW HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT SINCE AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION AND HAD SAME TSN AS THE AIRCRAFT 5001. NOTE: THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN UNRESOLVED ISSUE THAT TC HOLDER TEXTRON AND WINDOW MFG PPG HAVE YET TO ADDRESS. CURRENTLY THE HAWKER 4000 AMM CHAP 5 HAS NO REQUIREMENTS TO REMOVE COCKPIT WINDOWS FOR ANY REQUIRED WINDOW OR WINDOW FRAME INSPECTIONS.