Service difficulty report · Window · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
July 26, 2007
Submitted
August 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457JC
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
457
Engine
Rroyce SPEY511*
Part
Window
Part number
1159CE2003437
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

AC DEPARTED AT APPROX 1930 ON 7/26/2007 AT APPROX 150 MILES OUT AND FL 350 A LOUD POP WAS HEARD IN THE CABIN. FLIGHT CREW INVESTIGATED AND NOTED THE NR 3 RT CABIN WINDOW OUTER PANE CRACKED. AT THAT TIME FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTION OF WINDOW BY MFG FIELD TECH REP DETERMINED THAT WINDOW WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND INDUCED A WEAK AREA IN THE OUTER PANE OF THE WINDOW FURTHER INSP OF ALL CABIN WINDOWS INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT FOUND 2 OTHER WINDOWS, NR 4 RT AND NR 5 LT HAD SCRATCHES OUT OF LIMIT AND WERE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED SCRATCHES IN WINDOWS. SERVICEABLE WINDOWS INSTALLED IN AC, INSPECTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED T