Service difficulty report · Sealant · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
June 29, 2014
Submitted
July 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N630AR
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5140
Aircraft time
6,560 hours, 3,590 cycles
Part
Sealant
Condition
Defective
Location
Window
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT COPILOT RT SIDE WINDOW STARTED LEAKING. FLIGHT CREW STOPPED CLIMB TO DISCUSS OPTIONS. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN & HAVE WINDOW CHECKED. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT SINCE WINDOW WAS REPLACED. GND PRESSURIZATION WAS PERFORMED ON THE GND TO OPERATIONS CHECK THE WINDOW & IT DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. WHEN WINDOW RETAINER WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, SOME OF THE SEALER DID NOT SET UP CORRECTLY. OLD SEALER WAS CLEANED OUT & WINDOW RESEALED.