Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 30, 2018
Submitted
December 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29540
Aircraft time
54,024 hours, 22,426 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Defective
Location
Window Latch
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. FLIGHT OFFICERS SLIDING WINDOW WHEN FULLY OPENED. THE HOLD-OPEN LATCH WILL NOT ENGAGE, WINDOW CAN BE SHUT CLOSED WITHOUT PULLING ON THE LATCH. REPLACED SPRING ON RIGHT HAND LATCH PER IPC 56-12-51 AND SRM 51-40-02.