Service difficulty report · Window · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
September 22, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Part
Window
Part number
12042177501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN REPLACING COCKPIT STORM WINDOWS IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CORNERS (THAT SIT IN RETAINING FRAME) WERE CRACKED. HAVE FOUND ON PREVIOUS AIRCRAFT. SOME HAD ONE CORNER CRACKED WHILE OTHERS HAD ALL FOUR CORNERS. THESE CORNERS ARE NOT VISIBLE UNLESS THE WINDOW IS DISASSEMBLED. THERE IS NO INSPECTION IN THE MANUAL THAT REQUIRE THE WINDOW TO BE DISASSEMBLED FOR INSPECTION. THESE WERE FOUND BECAUSE WE REPLACED THE WINDOWS FOR COSMETIC REASONS.

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