Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
August 27, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205K
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
319
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Sliding Window
Part number
MY20264105
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED NUMEROUS SMALL CRACKS IN THE LEFT SLIDING WINDOW. CRACKS WERE LOCATED IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE SLIDING WINDOW. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND AFTER LANDING, CLOSER EXAMINATION REVEALED CRACKS WERE ALSO LOCATED IN THE LOWER FORWARD PORTION OF THE WINDOW. PROBABLE CAUSE: UNKNOWN.