SDR AALA202502059257

Service difficulty report · Lock · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date: February 1, 2025
Submitted: February 5, 2025
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N823NN
Make and model: Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial: 29560
Aircraft time: 44,571 hours, 18,877 cycles
System (JASC): 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
Part: Lock
Condition: Broken
Location: Sliding Window
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: C
Nature of condition: L
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: PILOT SIDE SLIDING WINDOW TRACK AFT LOCKING MECHANISM BROKEN. REMOVE AND REINSTALLED PILOT SIDE SLIDING WINDOW TRACK DITCHING LATCH ASSEMBLY (LOCKING MECHANISM) AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND SPRING BUT OF PLACE REPOSITION SPRING IN ACCORDANCE WITH B737-NG-SRM 51-40-02. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPENABLE WINDOW OPERATIONAL CHECK. PER B737NG AMM 56-12-11-710-803.