What was found
FLYING AT 7,000 FEET, EXPERIENCED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. LOST 1,000 FEET WITHIN SECONDS AND HEARD A LOUD POP. LOOKED BACK AND NOTICED THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW WAS GONE.
- Difficulty date
- March 2, 2002
- Submitted
- March 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N99AT
- Make and model
- Cessna 402A
- Aircraft serial
- 402A0022
- Engine
- Cont IO520*
- System (JASC)
- 5630 · Door Windows
- Part
- Window
- Part number
- 52111312
- Condition
- Departed
- Location
- Emergency Exit
- Part time
- 18,753 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D, E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.