Service difficulty report · Spring · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
January 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
45894
Part
Spring
Part number
1335096
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Cockpit
Component
Doug
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

DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND THAT THE FIRST OFFICER'S SLIDING WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN FULLY. REPLACED BROKEN AFT SPRING, WINDOW OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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