Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
March 6, 2025
Submitted
March 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315UA
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44508
Aircraft time
556 hours, 220 cycles
Part
Sliding Window
Condition
Stuck
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK RIGHT HAND SLIDING WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN, THE EMERGENCY LATCH ON OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT BENEATH THE WINDOW IS NOT FLUSH AND SLIGHTLY CROOKED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE WINDOW FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE PRIMER / PAINT WHICH WAS REMOVED. MAINTENANCE ALSO LUBRICATED THE WINDOW SEAL AND ACCCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 56-12-11.

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