Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
August 28, 2019
Submitted
August 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69888
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
42191
Aircraft time
14,771 hours, 5,249 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Window
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LOUD SQUEEL, 100 DB, CAPTAIN`S SIDEWALL. STARTED GEAR UP THRU 11, REST AT 24,000. CABIN PRESSURE OK. CLEANED LIGHT DEBRIS FROM SLIDING WINDOW SEAL. PRESSURISED HULL SIX TIMES, NEVER GOT A SQUEEL. HIGHEST PRESSURE TESTED WAS 4 PSID. WINDOW OPERATES SMOOTHLY WITH NO OBSTRUCTIONS. NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE WHEN CHECKED FROM OUTSIDE. FOUND WHERE FORWARD FRAME DRAIN TUBE WAS BEING CLOSED IN SEAL, HAS MINOR DEFORMATION OF SEAL NOW. REPLACED SLIDING WINDOW SEAL AND SECURED DRAIN TUBE TO FORWARD FRAME. LEAK CHECKED OKAY.