Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 10, 2021
Submitted
May 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41702
Aircraft time
25,574 hours, 8,275 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
UNKNQWN
Condition
Detached
Location
Windshield Rt
Stage of operation
CL
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

RIGHT SIDE EXTERIOR SEAL ON R1 WINDOW TORE LOOSE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF AND SEPARATED FROM A/C SHORTLY THEREAFTER. R2 WINDOW WILL NEED CLEANING TO REMOVED ADHESIVE LEFT BY SEAL WHEN IT SEPARATED. GROUNDED - YES. CLEANED R1 AND R2 WINDOWS REF B737-900 AMM 12-16-01, R1 WINDOW OUT BOARD EDGE SEALANT THAT SEPARATED EXCEEDS THE ALLOWABLE 12" LENGTH OF CHAPTER 5 ACCEPTABLE DEFERRAL LIST. PERFORMED REPAIR OF AERODYNAMIC WINDOW SEAL ON R1 WINDOW O/B EDGE REF AMM 56-11-00-300-801.