Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
December 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
21178
Part
Window
Condition
Failed Sealer
Location
Lt Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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 THROUGH 10,000 FT WITH CABIN AT 30 PSI AIR SPEED GOING THROUGH 300 KTS A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A WHISTLING CAME FROM CAPTAINS L1 WINDOW LEFT SIDE. FOUND TAPE HAD COME OFF OUTSIDE OF L 1 WINDOW EXPOSING UNCURED SEALANT. CLEANED SEALANT FROM A/C FUSELAGE, RESEALED AND APPLIED HUFFER HEAT FOR 2.5 HOURS. RETAPED SEALANT, OK FOR FLIGHT.