Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 6, 2024
Submitted
October 7, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30079
Aircraft time
65,254 hours, 27,213 cycles
Part
Window
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: LOUD SQUEAL FROM CAPTIAN SLIDING WINDOW ON CLIMB. CHECKED WINDOW, WINDOW WAS LOCKED. SQUEAL LESSENED WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED TO HANDLE BUT NEVER WENT AWAY COMPLETELY; AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT DFW. REMOVED WINDOW, INSPECTED SEAL. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. PRESSURIZED TO 4 PSI. NO SQUEAL NOTED, PER AMM 56-12-11. NO FAULT FOUND.