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PA23 pilot and a maintenance technician reported that the emergency exit window separated from the aircraft during flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1450295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Door Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 940 Flight Crew Type 30 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Inspection Authority Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Repairman 7 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
I was leveling out at 2500 MSL when a passenger noticed the emergency exit window was not flush with the cabin. Within 30 seconds the window separated from the aircraft leaving an opening. The flight diverted back to the point of origin and landed without incident. The emergency exit window was lost in flight.prior to the flight new headset jacks were installed in the third row of the cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA23 pilot and a maintenance technician reported that the emergency exit window separated from the aircraft during flight.
Narrative: I was leveling out at 2500 MSL when a passenger noticed the emergency exit window was not flush with the cabin. Within 30 seconds the window separated from the aircraft leaving an opening. The flight diverted back to the point of origin and landed without incident. The emergency exit window was lost in flight.Prior to the flight new headset jacks were installed in the third row of the cockpit.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.