SDR 98ZZZX238

Service difficulty report · Window · Mtsbsi MU2B60

Difficulty date
January 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6KE
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Aircraft serial
766SA
Part
Window
Part number
010A31870
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Fwd Cabin
Part time
5,305 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHILE CRUSING AT 24,000 FEET, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND PRESSURIZATION DROPPED TO 2 PSI. A DESCENT WAS MADE TO A LOWER ALTITUDE AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE LEFT FORWARD CABIN WINDOW WAS FOUND CRACKED ACROSS THE BOTTOM. THE AREA OF THE CRACK ALSO HAD SOME CRAZING. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW WINDOW AND ALSO ALL OF THE SAME PART NUMBERED WINDWS ON THE LEFT SIDE DUE TO WINDOWS BEING ORIGINAL WITH 5,305.0 FLIGHT HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT IS A 1981 MODEL. SB 087/56-001 REFERENCES ALLOWABLE CRAZING IN THE WINDOWS.