SDR 96ZZZX1950

Service difficulty report · Window · Cessna 501

Difficulty date
March 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N99CK
Make and model
Cessna 501
Aircraft serial
5010153
Part
Window
Part number
55112854
Condition
Cracked
Location
Copilot Side
Part time
320 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN FLIGHT, PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THEN NOTICED THE RT COCKPIT WINDOW CRACKED ACROSS THE TOP FORWARD TO AFT. UPON REMOVAL, FOUND WINDOW HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THIS WINDOW HAD ONLY BEEN INSTALLED LESS THAN 2 YEARS. IT APPEARED ONE RETAINER BOLT WAS HARD AGAINST THE MOUNTING HOLE IN THE WINDOW. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD A PHASE INSPECTION THAT INCLUDED AN INSPECTION OF THIS WINDOW.

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