Service difficulty report · Window · Gulstm 690B

Difficulty date
December 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Gulstm 690B
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315
Part
Window
Part number
33036710
Condition
Cracked
Location
Along Screws
Part time
4,728 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) LATERAL CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE FASTENING SCREWS OF THE OUTBOARD WINDOW. THE CRACK COULD NOT BE SEEN WITH A PRISM AND WAS ONLY DETECTED WHEN IT SPLIT THE WINDOW IN TWO AT THE FORWARD CORNER DOWN TO THE MIDWAY POINT. SUBMITTER STATES THE CRACK PROBABLY CREPT AONG THE FASTENER LINE FOR SOME TIME BEFORE DETECTION.