Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
September 11, 2016
Submitted
September 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N399AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
29606
Aircraft time
67,403 hours, 10,939 cycles
Part
Window
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

VERY LOUD SQUEAL FROM CAPTAIN`S SIDE WINDOW. STARTED CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FT AND CONTINUED TO FL350. STOPPED DESCENDING THROUGH 14,000 FT, DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE OF 6.3 PSI. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO JFK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED L2 WINDOW AND SEAL AS PER AMM 56-11-11. NO LEAKS FOUND, OK FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.