Service difficulty report · Window · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
February 3, 2011
Submitted
February 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N91OU
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3470
Aircraft time
4,359 hours, 15,267 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Engine time
3,620 hours, 7,613 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
C563S5101052
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
Part time
4,359 hours, 15,267 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT NOTICED ON A PREFLIGHT CHECK A CRACK IN THE RT REAR PASSENGER DOOR MIDWAY UP ON THE FWD EDGE. THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS POINT, HOWEVER, THE TEMPERATURES IN THE AREA WERE BEEN ABNORMALLY COLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED, AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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