SDR 95ZZZX3576

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
511160510
Condition
Cracked
Location
Screw Holes
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 WITHHOLDING PRESSURIZATION. FOUND 1 WINDOW WITH 50 PERCENT OF THE SCREW HOLES WITH CRACKS. CRACKS WERE FOUND AFTER PRESSURIZING THE AIRCRAFT AND PUTTING SOAP ON WINDOWS. AFTER REMOVING THE RETAINERS, CRACKS WERE FOUND WHERE MARKED. WINDOWS NEED TO HAVE CLOSER INSPECTION WITH A PRISM, WITH HIGH TIME ON THEM.

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