Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
March 18, 2007
Submitted
March 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N28518
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145334
Aircraft time
13,689 hours, 11,201 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Windshield
Stage of operation
CR
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

IAH - FLIGHT 3137, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAKES NOISE AT SPEED WITH NOSE PITCH UP OR DOWN, NOSE GEAR DOORS DO NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, DISCOVERED THE WINDSHIELD HUMP SEAL TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD HUMP SEAL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TOP SERVICE.

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