Service difficulty report · Cockpit Window · Beech A100

Difficulty date
April 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Cockpit Window
Part number
50420066353
Condition
Shattered
Location
Capts Side D
Component
Beech
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
D, O
Precautionary procedure
I, B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE AT 14,000 FEET AND APPROXIMATELY 4.5 PSI. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAPTAIN'S SIDE "D" WINDOW DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING A RAPID DECOMPRESSION. EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. INVESTIGATION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 85 PERCENT OF THE WINDOW MISSING AND SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP. REPAIRS CARRIED OUT.

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