Service difficulty report · Window · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 31, 2006
Submitted
April 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53174
Aircraft time
44,845 hours, 30,668 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
5613217519
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF LEFT CLEAR VIEW WINDOW TIED IN CLOSED POSITION. DURING REVIEW, IT WAS DETECTED THE FORWARD-UPPER GUIDE PIN OUT OF ITS RAIL AND THE LOWER-AFT LINKAGE ROD SCREW INVERTED; BOTH WERE REPOSITIONED IAW MM 56-10-03, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE LEFT CLEAR VIEW WINDOW WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM 56-10-03, TESTED CORRECT.

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