Service difficulty report · Chafe Strip · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
April 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46016
Part
Chafe Strip
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Slid Window
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

FIRST OFFICER'S SLIDING WINDOW OPERATION WAS INTERMITTENT, HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO OPEN. WINDOW WOULD JAM AFTER THE FIRST INCH OF MOVEMENT. FOUND CHAFE STRIP BEHIND FIRST OFFICER'S SLIDING WINDOW LOOSE AND RUBBING ON THE WINDOW. RESECURED STRIP AS REQUIRED, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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