SDR SWIA972506

Service difficulty report · Latch · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
April 14, 2001
Submitted
April 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120346
Aircraft time
5,860 hours, 8,732 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Latch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 22,000 FT CAPTAIN DV WINDOW LOCKING PIN SLOWLY STARTED RAISING. DESCENDED AND DIVERTED FLIGHT TO LAS WHILE MANUALLY HOLDING DV WINDOW SHUT. FOUND CAPTAIN''S DV WINDOW RELEASE LATCH GUMMED UP. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED. OPS CHECK OF CAPTAIN''S DV WINDOW SATISFACTORY IAW CH 56-10-00.

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