Service difficulty report · Window · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
January 15, 2011
Submitted
January 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N616QX
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10128
Aircraft time
19,316 hours, 14,231 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
NP13932211
Part serial
07276H2336
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
8,425 hours, 6,502 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

AFTER SHUTDOWN OF ENGINES AT COMPLETION OF FLIGHT, BEFORE DEPLANING OF PASSENGERS, A FIRE ERRUPTED FROM AREA NEAR FLOOD LIGHT AND CONTROL PANEL IN THE GLARESHIELD AREA OF THE COCKPIT. FLIGHT CREW PUT OUT FIRE WITH EXTINGUISHER LOCATED IN THE COCKPIT ON LT SIDE. PASSENGERS DEPLANED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONFIRMED A FLUID LEAK FROM THE CAPTAIN'S SIDE WINDOW (LT). REPLACED THE LT SIDE WINDOW AND ALSO THE FLOOD LIGHT THAT CAUGHT FIRE. ALSO REPLACED FIRE EXTINGUISHER SINCE IT WAS USED. PILOTS SIDE WINDOW OP'S CHECKS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.