Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
April 16, 2023
Submitted
April 18, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139TJ
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0322
Aircraft time
8,116 hours, 42,451 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206B2
Part
Sliding Window
Part number
L563M10X2967
Condition
Unknown
Location
L/H Co-Pilot Doo
Part time
8,116 hours, 42,451 cycles
Component
Slidel/H Window · Airbus
Component part number
L52M00X1031
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WE (PILOT, NURSE, MEDIC) WERE RETURNING FROM OUR FUELING POINT AFTER COMPLETING AN INTER-FACILITY TRANSFER. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES INTO A SIX-MINUTE FLIGHT, THE PARAMEDIC SITTING IN THE COPILOT SEAT (WITHOUT CONTROLS) , ASKED IF HE COULD OPEN THE SLIDING WINDOW, DUE TO OUR AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING WARM AIR. UPON OPENING THE WINDOW, IT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

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