Service difficulty report · Window · Urocop AS365N3

Difficulty date
July 4, 2010
Submitted
July 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520CF
Make and model
Urocop AS365N3
Aircraft serial
6537
Aircraft time
2,569 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2C
Part
Window
Condition
Departed
Part time
2,569 hours
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, G
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DEPARTED, AROUND 0309 LOCAL, HEARD A LOUD BANG. FLT NURSE STATED WE LOST WINDOW. CALLED COMMS CTR & SAID WE WERE ABORTING & LANDING. COMMS CTR INITIATED THE PIAP. CALLED SAFE ON DECK . COMMS CTR CALLED APPROACH & STATED WE WERE DOWN & SAFE. CALLED COMMS CENTER TO CONFIRM SAFE ON DECK. OBSERVED THAT THE FWD UPPER RETAINING PIN FOR DOOR FRAME WAS PARTIALLY RETRACTED. EXAMINED JETTISON HANDLE. NOTED NO PROTECTIVE SHIELD IN PLACE, SHEAR WIRE JEPORDIZED AND JETTISON HANDLE PARTIALLY ROTATED. THIS COULD ALLOW UPPER PART OF DOOR FRAME TO BECOME EXPOSED TO THE AIR STREAM ALLOWING THE AIR TO CATCH THE UPPER DOOR FRAME, BENDING IT AFT & DOWNWARD BREAKING THE WINDOW.

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