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On Tuesday, 4 May 2004, Mr. Dean Flanagan and Mr. Claude Henri, avionics technicians, were conducting an 800-hour inspection on Challenger 144617. One element of the inspection was to check the wiring behind the cockpit instrument panel. While performing the inspection of the wiring they became aware of an abnormal mechanical configuration related to the windshield installation. Demonstrating an extremely high level of professionalism they reported their concern to the Team Leader. The condition that they discovered had most likely occurred during maintenance to correct a pressurization leak that was conducted at an outside Fixed Base Operator (FBO) over seven months before. It is suspected that following that maintenance the lower link supports to the center post of the windshield had not been reconnected after resealing of the center post. This situation had the potential to cause damage to the airframe and possibly injury to personnel. The seriousness of this situation was further demonstrated through the direction issued by Canadair Engineering that ordered the removal of both windshields to allow for non-destructive testing (NDT) of the frames and the airframe sills. Every aircraft services employee can take pride in the level of awareness and professionalism as demonstrated by Mr. Flanagan and Mr. Henri. Mr. Dean Flanagan and Mr. Claude Henri work for Transport Canada Aircraft Services Directorate supporting the Challenger fleet at 412 Squadron, Ottawa |
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