What was found
SEA - DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, CAPTAINS SLIDING CLEARVIEW WINDOW WAS DETERMINED TO BE DIFFICULT TO OPEN. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED WINDOW SLIDING MECHANISM. WINDOW THEN OPERATED PROPERLY. (M)
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2001
- Submitted
- September 10, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N972AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53448
- System (JASC)
- 5600 · Window/Windshield System
- Part
- Window
- Part number
- 5613217519
- Part serial
- 0972
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 25,725 hours, 13,749 cycles
- 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.