What was found
THE SLIDE IN THE PILOT'S WINDOW DEPARTED THE HELICOPTER WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO CLOSE THE WINDOW IN FORWARD FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE BARELY TOUCHED THE SLIDER WHEN IT DEPARTED.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N911VC
- Make and model
- Hughes 369FF
- Aircraft serial
- 0049FF
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Window
- Part number
- 369350543
- Condition
- Departed
- Location
- Pilot Slider
- Part time
- 170 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.