Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 7, 2015
Submitted
May 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31167
Aircraft time
7,004 hours, 2,680 cycles
Part
Windshield
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
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

DURING CLIMB THRU FL 296 WITH 7.6 PSI CREW HEARD AUDIBLE AIR LEAK SQUEAL WHICH CONTINUED THROUGHOUT CLIMB TO FL 320 & 7.9 PSI. ACFT RETURNED WITH NO EMER DECLARED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SQUEAL COMMENCED DURING RETURN & DESCENT UNTIL APPROX 14000 FT & 6.4 PSI. SQUEAL WAS EXCESSIVELY LOUD & INTERRUPTED COMMUNICATIONS. R & R FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD IAW AMM 56-11-11.