At FL230. Mitsubishi MU-2B-60

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Bluefish said...
Aircraft was at 23,000 feet number two cabin window right side failed outward into propeller causing additional damage too several blades. Emergency descent was performed and aircraft diverted to Little Rock.

On May 15, 2017, at 1339 eastern daylight time, radar and voice communication were lost with a Mitsubishi MU2B-40, N220N, at FL240 over international waters near Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, N196MA, Stef Air LLC: Incident occurred May 18, 2017 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office: Little Rock, Arkansas

Stef Air LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N196MA

Aircraft experience a rapid decompression due to loss of a cabin window.

Date: 18-MAY-17
Time: 23:08:00Z
Regis#: N196MA
Aircraft Make: MITSUBISHI
Aircraft Model: MU-2
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: LITTLE ROCK
State: ARKANSAS
Posted by Kathryn on Friday, May 19, 2017
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Not the first time this has happened and frankly it kind of scares the crap out of me because my kids could fit through those windows. There's an AD already that requires window inspection at every 100 hour. Will be interestig to hear what the folks over on the owners board know about this.
 
Had a G-III blow out a cabin window once as it climbed through around 10000', no other issues. Scared the bejeebus out of the FA, no pax on board, nothing went through the onside engine. Strange deal.
 
Different tail number, but same type model, and downright scary that it kinda matches the accident profile. Flying in the Flight Levels and next thing it's gone on the radar. Such a tragic loss of young lives.
 
"Damage too[sic] several blades."

Er.... So all the blades? I thought it only has a several bladed propeller....

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BigZ said:
Either way you loose your marbles
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Crop Duster said:
Loosing them feels good. Losing them...?
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NickH said:
Depends who the captain is....
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BigZ said:
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:) You took it the wrong way. I wasn't making fun of you.

You'll know it when I bring out my big red editor's pen, and even then, the editing is meant to be constructive, not malicious.

The statement in your picture has been a standard mantra of mine for years... That said, I've taught enough classes to know it's critical to place the word "often" between "It" and "means".
 
Crop Duster said:
:) You took it the wrong way. I wasn't making fun of you.

You'll know it when I bring out my big red editor's pen, and even then, the editing is meant to be constructive, not malicious.

The statement in your picture has been a standard mantra of mine for years... That said, I've taught enough classes to know it's critical to place the word "often" between "It" and "means".
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Apologies if it came across the wrong way, my feelings weren't hurt, I'm not nearly that sensitive.
In real life I'm perfectly cool with people making fun of me, as long as they don't mind the consequences of poking a sarcastic bear with a funny stick :)

- Moose and squirrel.
 
Just got some feedback from the pilot of this aircraft.

In this incident and the previous one that I'm aware of the outer pane of the window failed but the inner stayed intact. The cabin did not explosively decompress however both pilots initiated an emergency descent. In both cases shards of the window impacted the prop scratching and gouging several of the blades. Some fragments impacted the fuselage but did not penetrate it and in the earlier case they hit the horizontal stabilizer damaging the boot. In neither case was the window the new stretched acrylic design however I do not know if the most recent aircraft had original windows or not.
 
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