Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 26, 2026
Submitted
January 29, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
678
Aircraft time
82,503 hours, 34,678 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SOUNDED LIKE ELECTRICAL ARCING & STATIC SIZZLING. SPOKE WITH FLT CREW. FLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED THE INITIAL POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED SIZZLING SOUND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FLIGHT AS RECORDED BY CAPTAIN. UPON INSPECTION OF CAPTAINS SIDE, FIXED WINDOW, ON EXTERIOR, FOUND WEATHER SEAL DAMAGED AND EVIDENCE OF SEAL FLAPPING ONTO THE FUSELAGE AND AREAS OF MISSING SEALANT. CHKD POST FLT REPORT & WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER. NO FAULTS FOUND. TESTED WHC1, TESTED OK. IAW AMM 30-42-00/001. CHECKED C/BS, ALL WINDOW HEAT BREAKERS CLOSED. ACCOMPLISHED ECRA 5611-01399, PART 1 - INTERIM REPAIR STEPS 1 THROUGH STEP 3.

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