SDR 97ZZZX5209

Service difficulty report · Window · Lkheed 132923E

Difficulty date
December 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N155AV
Make and model
Lkheed 132923E
Aircraft serial
5104
Part
Window
Part number
JF4897LF
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Cocipit Lt Aft
Component
Ppg
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

LOCKHEED JETSTAR COCKPIT LT REAR SIDE WINDOW (IPC 2-232 FIG 23 ITEM D). WHEN A DEFECT ON LT COCKPIT DV WINDOW WAS INVESTIGATED, FOUND LT REAR COCKPIT SIDE WINDOW, REAR UPPER AND LOWER WINDOW RETAINERS HAD NOT BEEN BOLTED TO WINDOW SUPPORT STRUCTURE. RETAINERS WERE ONLY ATTACHED TO FUSELAGE OUTER SKIN. OVER 30 ATTACHMENT BOLTS ARE MISSING AND LOWER RETAINER IS NOW MISALIGNED BY APPROX .1875 INCH OUTBOARD. VISUAL AND NDT INSPECTIONS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT ON WINDOW AREA OF FUSELAGE. LOCKHEED HAS BEEN INFORMED AND ARE INVESTIGATING REPAIR REQUIREMENTS. ON REAR RT COCKPIT WINDOW, 2 ATTACHMENT BOLTS WERE FOUND MISSING FROM TOP RETAINER.