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An AS350's right cabin door window popped out and departed the aircraft in-flight; following an aircraft painting the window gasket was improperly installed; the pilot landed as soon a safely possible.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1053740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201212 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Eurocopter AS 350/355/EC130 - Astar/Twinstar/Ecureuil |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cabin Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During cruise flight port side cabin door window popped out and departed the aircraft. The helicopter just came out of paint and the gasket was installed improperly. Pilot corrective action was to slow to 50-60 KTS and land as soon as possible. No further damage was done to aircraft; people; or property on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An AS350's right cabin door window popped out and departed the aircraft in-flight; following an aircraft painting the window gasket was improperly installed; the pilot landed as soon a safely possible.
Narrative: During cruise flight port side cabin door window popped out and departed the aircraft. The helicopter just came out of paint and the gasket was installed improperly. Pilot corrective action was to slow to 50-60 KTS and land as soon as possible. No further damage was done to aircraft; people; or property on the ground.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.