SDR AU981172

Service difficulty report · Window · Cessna 401B

Difficulty date
August 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 401B
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C87
Part
Window
Part number
0221
Condition
Separated
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(AUS) EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WINDOW HAD BEEN REMOVED AND RE-FITTED DURING AN EXTENDED 100-HOUR INSPECTION THAT HAD TAKEN SEVERAL MONTHS. AT SOME TIME BETWEEN THE FITTING OF THE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW SEPARATION, THE EMERGENCY EXIT HANDLE HAD BEEN ACTIVATED THEN RESTOWED. PART TC: 2,258.

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