Service difficulty report · Window · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
July 22, 2010
Submitted
July 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330SL
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft serial
7216
Aircraft time
12,476 hours, 54,121 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
BK117100411
Condition
Missing
Location
Copilot
Part time
12,467 hours, 54,121 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APROX 3 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT APROX 120 KNTS AT 1500 MSL, 1000 FT AGL, THE CO PILOT DOOR SLIDING WINDOW DEPARTED THE ACFT DURING FLIGHT AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE REAR SLIDING DOOR AND THE FUSELAGE. NO CHANGE IN ACFT CONTROL WAS DETECTED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE.