Service difficulty report · Window · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
January 5, 2001
Submitted
January 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3045
Aircraft time
14,614 hours, 13,023 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Window
Part number
SPSDO328311
Part serial
154
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,950 hours, 2,452 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMBOUT, AT 6000 FEET THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WINDOW HAD CRACKED. THE CREW NOTIFIED ATC AND RETURNED TO PIT FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WINDOW IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 56-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.