Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 767224

Difficulty date
February 18, 2009
Submitted
February 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69154
Make and model
Boeing 767224
Aircraft serial
30433
Aircraft time
36,922 hours, 5,616 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
141T483548
Part serial
UNIT799
Condition
Dirty
Location
Sliding Window
Part time
34,788 hours, 5,223 cycles
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

EXCRUCIATINGLY LOUD, VERY HIGH PITCHED, SQUEAL BEGAN WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 25000 FT TO 37000 FT LEVEL-OFF. TRIED SEVERAL FIXES NOTHING WORKED. ON RETURN TO AIRPORT, NOISE SLOWLY DIMINISHED BELOW 10000 FT AND STOPPED AT 8600 FT. THOROUGHLY CLEANED R1 WINDOW SEAL AND FRAME, REMOVED DC 4 FROM WINDOW FRAME AND PERFORMED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PRESSURE LEAK CHECKS IAW AMM 05-51-24. ALL TESTS PASSED. NO CABIN PRESSURE LEAKAGE NOTED.