What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT SAW THE COPILOT WINDSHIELD OUTER SEAL COMING LOOSE FROM THE WINDSHIELD & RETURN TO LAND.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2016
- Submitted
- April 13, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N523J
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1245
- Aircraft serial
- 523
- Aircraft time
- 8,753 hours, 9,840 cycles
- Engine
- Rotax ROTAX912UL
- Engine time
- 7,794 hours, 8,836 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Windshield
- Component
- Windshield · Ppg
- Component part number
- 95
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.