ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371532
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Date: | Thursday 18 February 1988 |
Time: | 17:10 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
Owner/operator: | Executive Air Service |
Registration: | N2645Z |
MSN: | 31T-7520009 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4389 hours |
Engine model: | P&W PT6A-11 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Category: | Serious incident |
Location: | Las Vegas, NV -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Cable, CA (KCCB) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE CRUISING AT FL270, RIGHT SIDE COCKPIT WINDOW FAILED, RESULTING IN DECOMPRESSION. ACFT DIVERTED TO NORMAL LANDING. EXAMINATION REVEALED LOWER BOLTS OVERTORQUED AND PLEXIGLAS COMPROMISED BY EXCESS PRIMER, INITIATING CRACKING. EVIDENCE INDICATED WINDOW NOT ORIGINAL INSTALLATION, BUT REVIEW OF MAINT RECORDS SHOWED NO RECORD OF WINDOW REPLACEMENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA88IA051 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA88IA051
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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