Service difficulty report · Window · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
April 10, 2010
Submitted
April 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AM
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Aircraft serial
529
Aircraft time
20,393 hours, 24,310 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Window
Condition
Departed
Location
Cabin
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

APPROACHING AIRPORT AT APPROX 3000 FT HEARD LOUD BANG. F/A ADVISED WINDOW 11D WAS CRACKED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. UPON POST FLIGHT APPEARS FOLDABLE GEAR DOOR IS MISSING ON RT MAIN GEAR. REF TO NRWC NR314860 CABIN WINDOW 12D AND 11D WERE REPLACED AND PRESSURE CHECK GOOD. REF TO NRWC NR 2437688 AND NRWC NR 314681. RT MLG FOLDABLE DOORS DEFERRED ON CDL 32-2 AUTH NR 04-72CDL-D.

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