Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
July 13, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22350
Aircraft time
36,082 hours, 25,758 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Noisy
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PASSING 10K MSL, EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEAL APPEARED IN COCKPIT. PRESSURIZATION NORMAL. CLIMBED TO 14K AND SQUEAL REMAINED ON. NOISE WENT OUT PASSING 10K MSL IN DESCENT. SHUT OFF ALL RADIOS & COULD NOT ISOLATE PROBLEM. PRESSURIZED A/C TO 8.5 PSI NO SQUEAL OR HISS NOTED FROM ANYWHERE, IN REFERENCE TO B-727-200 M/M 05-51-101-2, ALSO COMPLIED WITH AIRFRAME DECAY CHECK IAW B-727-200 M/M 05-51-101-2 NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED AND CLEANED BOTH COCKPIT SLIDING WINDOWS AND FRAMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPENED WINDOWS AND CHECKED SEALS FOR INTEGRITY, NO FAULTS FOUND. OPENED AVIONICS DOOR UNDER COCKPIT AND CHECKED, NO DEFECTS FOUND. PRESSURIZED A/C AGAIN TO 8 PSI, NO SQUEAL OR ANY ABNORMAL SOUNDS.

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