Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
May 20, 2025
Submitted
May 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34131
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
28971
Aircraft time
98,726 hours, 21,126 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
141N40041
Part serial
23020H4211
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Part time
5,589 hours, 1,297 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

L3 LOWER WINDOW SEAL HAS HIGH PITCH SQUEAL. ALT/SPEED DID NOT HE LP PILOT REPORTS NOISE STARTED AT FL380 AND CONITUNED THROUGH DECENT TO FL 130 . PICS ADDED WEAR PILOT REPORTS THE NOISE COMING FROM SUSPECTED NOISE IS COMING FROM UNCURED AERODYNAMIC SEALANT THAT STARTED TO PEAL OFF. SEE PICS. STARTED REMOVAL OF SEALANT. REMOVED FLIGHT COMPARTMENT L3 WINDOW REF AMM 56-11-10-024-001. REFER LP 4915350 INSTALLED #3L FLIGHT DECK WINDOW, UP TO INITIAL TORQUE COMPLETE. AMM 56-11-10-424-015.