Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
April 8, 2023
Submitted
April 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812AA
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40630
Aircraft time
27,117 hours, 3,690 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AFTER TAKE OFF FIRST OFFICER WINDSCREEN SOUNDS LIKE HEAVY RAIN AFTER FL 370 TRANSITION TO BOTH FIRST OFFICER AND CAPTAIN WINDOWS LOUDER IN CLIMB AND SPEED RELATED. FOUND HUMP SEAL DAMAGE AT LEFT UPPER CORNER FIRST OFFICER WINDSHIELD. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR.

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