Service difficulty report · Window · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 1, 2007
Submitted
January 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N48MF
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK218
Aircraft time
2,968 hours, 3,225 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Window
Part number
45AS31010022
Condition
Cracked
Location
Copilot Side
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE PERFORMING A SCHEDULED A-B INSPECTION FOUND NR 2 (CO-PILOT) SIDE WINDOW CRACKED USING THE PRISM INSPECTION METHOD. THE (D) INSPECTION IS THE ONLY INSPECTION THAT REQUIRES THAT BOTH WINDSHIELDS BE INSPECTED BY REMOVING THE WINDSHIELD RETAINERS OR USING OPTICAL PRISM INSPECTION METHOD. THERE IS NO STATEMENT IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL OR IN THE A-D INSPECTION CHECKLIST THAT REQUIRES YOU TO INSPECT THE COCKPIT SIDE WINDOWS IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE WINDSHIELDS. ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN THE COCKPIT AREA ARE INSTALLED OR FASTENED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE WINDSHIELDS. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE COPILOT WINDOW CRACKED FROM FATIGUE, OR TT INSTALLED. WOULD RECOMMEND THAT INSP OF ALL COCKPIT WINDOWS WITH A PRISM AT SCHEDULED INTERVALS BE COMPLETED. (K)

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