Service difficulty report · Fastener · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 8, 2022
Submitted
August 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831AA
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
40652
Aircraft time
18,457 hours, 2,159 cycles
Part
Fastener
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: SEVERE SQUEAL FROM L2 WINDOW AT FL390. STARTED AT FL370, 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT (RIGHT FORWARD, LOWER PART IS WHERE THE NOISE SEEMED TO COME FROM. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO DFW. EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED. FOUND L2 WINDOW LOWER FASTENERS BELOW TORQUE VALUE SPECIFIED IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUEL. RE-TORQUED FASTENERS PER AMM 56-11-05.