Service difficulty report · Window · Israel ASTRASPX

Difficulty date
July 11, 2001
Submitted
July 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N43RJ
Make and model
Israel ASTRASPX
Aircraft serial
136
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Window
Part number
D25W342120503
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin
Part time
25 hours
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

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