Service difficulty report · Roller · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 22, 2011
Submitted
April 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308AS
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
22002
Aircraft time
52,550 hours, 35,866 cycles
Part
Roller
Condition
Missing
Location
Cockpit 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

FLT 1112-DURING CLIMB OPERATION OUT OF CLT WHEN PASSING THROUGH 12,000 MSL, A WHITE OPAQUE SUBSTANCE BEGAN TO APPEAR ON THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDOW FOLLOWED BY A HIGH PITCH SOUND. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED NOTING THAT THE R2 WINDOW FORWARD LOWER ROLLER WAS MISSING. INSTALLED MISSING ROLLER AND INSPECTED WINDOW INSTALLATION. PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECK. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.