Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
September 14, 2019
Submitted
September 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
30262
Aircraft time
71,822 hours, 9,128 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Dirty
Location
Window
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS CLIMBING THROUGH FL280, CAPTAINS WINDOW AREA BEGAN A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. LEVELED OFF AT FL330 AND NOISE WAS SO LOUD THE COCKPIT CREW HAD TO YELL TO HEAR EACH OTHER, NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN THE FORWARD GALLEY, DESCENT TO FL250 WAS NO HELP. CLIMBED AGAIN TO FL330 AND THE NOISE SLOWLY WENT AWAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED WINDOW SEALS, NO DAMAGE OF SEAL NOTED. INSTALLED INSULATING COMPOUND AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHEDWINDOW CONFIDENCE CHECK IAW AMM 05-51-24-720-801.