Service difficulty report · Window · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
December 5, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Part
Window
Condition
Departed
Location
Cockpit Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE IN CRUISE ENROUTE VERY ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENTIRE CO-PILOT`S COCKPIT DOOR WINDOW DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. IMMEDIATELY THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED FROM CRUISE(APPROX 150KTS) TO 80KTS INDICATED AND DIVERTED TO AIRPORT . OUR THOUGHT WAS TO INSPECT FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE OCCURED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MAKE APPROPRIATE PHONE CALLS TO MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY. THE MEDICS WHERE BRIEFED ON WHAT OCCURED AND THE FLIGHT TO THESSALON WAS UNEVENTFUL. NO OTHER EQUIPEMENT OR DEBRIS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

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