Service difficulty report · Sealant · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 13, 2010
Submitted
June 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
68,132 hours, 33,332 cycles
Part
Sealant
Part number
PR1422B12
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Windshield
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO DURING CLIMB CABIN CREW DETECTED A STRONG NOISE. MAINTENANCE FOUND UPPER FRONT WINDSHIELD CENTER SEALED TAPE 10 INCHES OUT TO PLACE; THE WINDSHIELD TAPE WAS REPOSITIONED AND VERIFIED IAW MM 56-10-01, ALL CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH 121,800 POUNDS AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LANDING WEIGHT IS 139,500 POUNDS.

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