Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 25, 2017
Submitted
March 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30095
Aircraft time
48,688 hours, 19,773 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Sliding Window
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

ON TAKE-OFF ROLL, THERE WAS AIR NOISE COMING FROM CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW. DURING EARLY CLIMB, AIR NOISE BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEAL. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD AUS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED CAPTAINS OPENABLE WINDOW FORWARD STOP PER AMM 56-12-11. PRESSURE CHECK GOOD PER AMM 05-51-91. OK FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.