Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 26, 2017
Submitted
June 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31205
Aircraft time
8,908 hours, 3,251 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, M
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. F/O WINDOW ARCING; LOWER FWD CORNER DELAMINATED, FRACTURED, OVERHEATING. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO LAX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND FORWARD WINDOW SEAL LOOSE AND FLAPPING ON F/O'S SIDE WINDOW. CLEANED F/O SIDE WINDOW WITH ALCOHOL. WINDOW CLEANED CLEAR. IAW AMM 30-41-11 WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT SYSTEM TEST GOOD. NO EVIDENCE OF ARCING OR DELAMINATION. INSPECTED F/O NR 1 WINDSHIELD PER AMM56-11-00-200-803. REPAIRED THE O/B VERTICAL PREMOLDED SEAL AND AERODYNAMIC SMOOTHER PER AMM56-11-00-300-801. CKS OK.