Service difficulty report · Window · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
October 10, 2003
Submitted
October 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
488
Aircraft time
14,551 hours, 20,699 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Window
Part number
17180003
Part serial
1015
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
14,557 hours, 20,705 cycles
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 FLIGHT 2192 CLIMBING THROUGH 18,000 THE CAPTIANS SIDE WINDOW CRACKED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTIANS SIDE WINDOW. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.