Service difficulty report · Sealant · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 3, 2013
Submitted
December 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30029
Aircraft time
44,758 hours, 10,600 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Sealant
Condition
Missing
Location
Cockpit Window
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AT 350 AFTER 2HRS GOT A LOUD SQUEAL FOLLOWED BY A CHOO CHOO SOUND. CABIN ALT 5200 DIFF 8.3 CONTINUED UNTIL CABIN ALT 4000, DIFF 7.3 & NOISE STOP AT 3500, 6.8. NOISE WAS INVERT DIVIDER IN CAPTAIN'S WINDOW. NR 2 CAPTAIN`S OPEN ABLE WINDOW SEAL INSPECTED IAW MM 56-11-02, MISSING SEALANT AT THE LOWER LATCH STUD. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR IAW AMM 56-11-11 PB 401 PARA 1 F. OPERATIONS CHECKED OF WINDOW PERFORMED OK FOR CONT OPERATIONS. USED ALUMINUM TAPE IAW ECRA 5611-01164. INSPECTED INTERIM REPAIR, NO FAULTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR FOR L2 COCKPIT WINDOW.