SDR CA010404008

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 7372T5

Difficulty date: March 18, 2001
Submitted: April 12, 2001
Operation: Air carrier
Make and model: Boeing 7372T5
Aircraft time: 60,449 hours, 32,936 cycles
Engine: Pwa JT8D17
System (JASC): 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
Part: Windshield
Condition: Leaking
Location: Cockpit
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

(CAN) CLIMBING THROUGH 13,000 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 4 PSI CABIN PRESSURE, CAPTS WINDSHIELD POPPED WITH A NOTICEABLE PRESSURIZATION LEAK. RETURNED. WINDOW INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. WINDOW ATTACHED BOLTS WERE RETORQUED. AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED TO 3 PSI, NO PRESSURIZATION LEAK NOTED. WINDOW RESEALED.

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