SDR 95ZZZX3574

Service difficulty report · Window · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
June 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N43H
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0443
Part
Window
Part number
51116052
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cabin
Part time
3,065 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

AIRCRAFT HAD PROBLEMS WITH HOLDING PRESSURIZATION. FOUND 5 CABIN WINDOWS WITH CRACKS GOING THROUGH 50 PERCENT OF THE SCREW HOLES. CRACKS FOUND AFTER PRESSURIZING THE AIRCRAFT AND PUT SOAP ON WINDOWS. AFTER REMOVING RETAINERS, CRACKS WERE WHERE THEY WERE MARKED FOR LEAKS. WINDOWS NEED TO HAVE CLOSER INSPECTION WITH A PRISM, WITH HIGH TIME ON THEM.

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