Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
February 14, 2025
Submitted
February 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27511
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
64493
Aircraft time
14,186 hours, 4,703 cycles
Part
Window
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DECENT A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE OVERHEAD WAS HEARD AND AN AS SOCIATED OZONE SMELL DROPPED BOTH OVERHEAD PANELS. NO SIGNS OF ARCING. NO SMELL OF OZONE. NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF FAILURE. PILOTS NOTED CLICKING SOUND BEING HEARD AS THE PLANE WAS DESCENDING THROUGH CLOUDS. POINTS TO A *POSSIBLE* IMPROPERLY BONDED L2 WINDOW THAT WAS REPLACED SOME WEEKS AGO. NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. SMOKE/ODOR FORM INSPECTED L2 SLIDING WINDOW, NO VISIBLE DEFECTS FOUND REF AMM 56-12-11-200-801. CHECKED WIRING OF L2 SLIDING WINDOW PER WDM 30-41-12-1, NO DEFECTS FOUND IN WIRING. PERFORMED SYSTEM TEST OF THE WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT PER AMM 30-41-11-710-801, TEST PASSED. DROPPED OVERHEAD PANEL P5 TO CHECK FOR SIGNS OF ARCING, NO SIGNS OF ARCING FOUND, NO OZONE SMELL PRESENT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT, NO HISTORY OF ODOR OR CLICKING SOUNDS IN THE COCKPIT FOUND.

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