GA small transport lost an emergency access window at cruise altitude.

Attributes
ACN	198542
Time
Date	199201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pgh
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zbw
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	198542
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Left rear emergency window blew out of small transport while in-flight. Slowed aircraft down immediately and landed without incident or difficulty in performance. Since this was not my airplane I reported to the mechanic at FBO aviation for his record and/or judgement on a service bulletin and to notify the owner. The airplane was a model 1965.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMT LOST AN EMER ACCESS WINDOW AT CRUISE ALT.

Narrative: L REAR EMER WINDOW BLEW OUT OF SMT WHILE INFLT. SLOWED ACFT DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR DIFFICULTY IN PERFORMANCE. SINCE THIS WAS NOT MY AIRPLANE I RPTED TO THE MECH AT FBO AVIATION FOR HIS RECORD AND/OR JUDGEMENT ON A SVC BULLETIN AND TO NOTIFY THE OWNER. THE AIRPLANE WAS A MODEL 1965.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.