Service difficulty report · Window · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
February 13, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
16,452 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Window
Part number
206B10111
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Bubble
Part time
1,827 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) DURING NORMAL FLIGHT, THE LT BUBBLE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED AND SUCKED OUT OF THE DOOR FRAME. AFTER LANDING, ENGINEER FOUND THE WINDOW TRACK WAS ALL ATTACHED TO THE DOOR FRAME, ONLY A FEW SMALL PIECES OF PLASTIC WINDOW LT IN THE TRACK. IT APPEARS TO BE THE ADHESIVE WAS NOT HOLDING THE PLACTIC WINDOW IN THE TRACK. SIGNS OF CHAFING AT SOME PORTION OF TRACK SHOWS ADHESIVE HAD BEEN INAFFECTIVE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

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