Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 21, 2018
Submitted
June 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
16,019 hours, 5,379 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Sliding Window
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

ON CLIMBOUT AT 12000, 310 KIAS WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD SQUEAL THAT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE RT NR 1 WINDOW SLOWED TO 250 KTS AND LEVELED OFF AT 15000. SQUEAL WAS WORSE. DESCENDED AND NOISE STOPPED AROUND 9000 4.5 PSI DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE < 200 CABIN ALT NOISE NEVER RETURNED THE NOISE INTERFERED WITH COCKPIT COMMUNICATION. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION TIME: 44 MINUTES - FOUND DRAIN TUBE FWD OF R2 BINDING WITH R2 SLIDING WINDOW, REPOSITIONED DRAIN TUBE, NO BINDING NOTED. RE-TORQUED R1 RT WINDOW FASTENERS PER AMM 56-11-11-400-821, PERFORMED CABIN PRESSURE LEAK PER AMM 05-51-91-790-801 OPS CK GOOD, NO PRESSURE LEAKS NOTED, NO NOISE NOTED. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 7 PSI DIFFERENTIAL 3 TIMES NO DEFECTS NOTED.