<< >> NASA ASRS Report 221175, September 1992

Pilot of small aircraft EMS helicopter aircraft had the aircraft's pilot window break off the aircraft during cruise flight.

Attributes
ACN	221175
Time
Date	199209
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	221175
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft was flown with cracked window in pilot's door. In cruise flight window separated from aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: no further comments or information given in structured callback.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA EMS HELI ACFT HAD THE ACFT'S PLT WINDOW BREAK OFF THE ACFT DURING CRUISE FLT.

Narrative: ACFT WAS FLOWN WITH CRACKED WINDOW IN PLT'S DOOR. IN CRUISE FLT WINDOW SEPARATED FROM ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR INFO GIVEN IN STRUCTURED CALLBACK.

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.