Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
December 16, 2001
Submitted
January 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21863
Aircraft time
70,989 hours, 17,724 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Seal
Condition
Defective
Location
Sliding Window
Stage of operation
CR
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

CAPTAIN'S NR 2 SLIDING WINDOW HAS A VERY LOUD SQUEAL. CREW CONSIDERS IT UNACCEPTABLE FOR FURTHER FLIGHT. BULB SEAL WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. OLD SEAL WAS REMOVED, SEAL CHANNEL CLEANED AND NEW SEAL INSTALLED AS OUTLINED IN MM 56-11-11 WITH APPROPRIATE CURE TIMES ALLOWED FOR SEALANT TO SATISFACTORILY CURE.