Service difficulty report · Window · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3070
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Window
Part number
001A561A0000201
Condition
Shattered
Location
Flight Deck
Part time
47,055 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING THE DESCENT, THE RT FWD WINDSCREEN WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD. MX FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LT ENG NACELLE COWLINGS. THE FLAP HINGE FAIRING WAS DAMAGED. DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE LT PROPELLER SPINNER. MX INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RT FWD COCKPIT WINDOW IAW DORNIER MM 56-11-00. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND APPROVED FOR A FERRY FLT TO CAK TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. THE FERRY FLT WAS OPERATED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. MX IN CAK REPLACED THE LT ENG CHIN COWLING AND REPAIRED THE SIDE COWLING, IAW DORNIER MM 71-60-03 AND DORNIER SPR 14850. THE SPINNER AND FLAP FAIRING WERE REPLACED IAW DORNIER MM 57-80-00 AND 61-10-00. OPERATION CHECKS WERE COMPLETED.