Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
February 23, 2024
Submitted
February 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
929
Aircraft time
66,315 hours, 38,724 cycles
Part
Sliding Window
Part number
SPSA320742
Part serial
17439
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left
Part time
28,584 hours, 17,704 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CLIMBING ABOVE FL 320 FLIGHT CREW REPORTED HEARING A SQUEAL BELIEVED TO BE FROM PRESSURIZATION. COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE SOURCE, BUT POSSIBLY FROM EITHER THE CAPTAIN OR FIRST OFFICERS SLIDING WINDOW. DESCENDED FROM FL 360 BACK TO FL 320 AND THE SQUEAL WENT AWAY AT FL32.1. FL360 DELTA P 8.0 CABIN ALT 7150, FL 340 DELTA P 7.9 CABIN ALT 6500. FL 320 DELTA P 7.9 CABIN ALT 5750. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT HAND SLIDING WINDOW (AALA202402263489) AND THE RIGHT HAND SLIDING WINDOW (AALA202402260800) PER TASK CARD 26L21156001. A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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