Service difficulty report · Window · Amd FALCON20D5

Difficulty date
August 7, 2002
Submitted
August 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N339TG
Make and model
Amd FALCON20D5
Aircraft serial
198
Part
Window
Part number
MY2026610
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
9,105 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

COCKPIT SIDE WINDOWS WERE REMOVED FOR REPAIR OF CRAZING. AT TIME OF REMOVAL IT WAS FOUND CRACKED 95 PERCENT AROUND OUTER PANEL ASSEMBLY. CRACKS EXTENDED THROUGH BOLT MOUNTING HOLES. THESE CRACKS CANNOT BE DETECTED WHILE WINDOW IS INSTALLED DUE TO SPACER INSTALLED BETWEEN PANELS. (AGEING PLASTIC AND CYCLES OF THE PART MAY BECAUSE OF CRACKS.