Service difficulty report · Window · Cessna 310J

Difficulty date
February 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 310J
Engine
Cont IO470U
Propeller
Mcauly D2AF34C81
Part
Window
Part number
08110401
Condition
Separated
Location
Emergency Exit
Part time
9,933 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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) AFTER T/F EMERGENCY WINDOW DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT AND PROCEEDED TO PEEL BACKWARDS. THE EMERGENCY CABLE WAS NOT PULLED. THE REAR LOCKING PINS WERE BENT AND THE WINDOW TABS WERE RIPPED FROM THE WINDOW BEING ATTACHED TO THE REAR LOCKING PIN. ALL INSPECTION CRITERIA WAS COMPLIED WITH PRIOR TO INCIDENT.

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