SDR QY5R1

Service difficulty report · Window · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
June 2, 2009
Submitted
June 18, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
QY5R162N
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Flight Facility
Aircraft
N63AR
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft serial
432
Aircraft time
30,876 hours, 18,124 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
C3FS5152
Condition
Departed
Location
Cabin Door
Part time
30,876 hours, 18,124 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT REAR CABIN DOOR WINDOW (PN C3FS515-2) FELL OUT IN FLIGHT. BOTH WINDOW AND SEAL PN C3FS515-3 WERE MISSING WHEN PLANE LANDED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE PLANE WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND WITH 40 DEGREES FLAPS AT 80 KNOTS, DAY VFR AT 600 FT AGL. A NEW WINDOW AND SEAL WERE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED WITH NEW PARTS WHICH INCLUDED A P/N C3FS515-5 ONE PIECE SEAL. MECHANIC NOTED WHEN INSTALLING THE NEW PARTS THAT THE WINDOW TRIM WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE WINDOW AND CAUSING A SLIGHT OUTWARD PRESSURE THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO PUSHING THE WINDOW OUT. THE MECHANIC TRIMMED BACK THE WINDOW TRIM PIECE TO PREVENT ANY CONTACT. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS WINDOW BE CHECKED FOR SEAL INTEGRITY AND ANY UPHOLSTERY TRIM BE CHECK FOR CONTACT OR INTERFERENCE WITH THE WINDOW. EXTRA ATTENTION ON PREFLIGHT INSP IS ALSO RECOMMENDED.