Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
May 9, 2026
Submitted
May 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27546
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
64478
Aircraft time
11,981 hours, 3,949 cycles
Part
Window
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

LOUD NOISE FROM FRONT LT WINDOW AROUND V1 PASSING THRU 7500 VERY LOUD SQUEEL STARTED CREW REPORTS WHEN CLIMBING THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER. WHEN PUSHING SLIDING WINDOW CLOSED FARTHER DURING FLT THERE WAS NO CHANGE. BELIEVE THE NOISE CAME FROM THE CAPTAINS FWD FIXED WINDOW. POSSIBLY ONE OF THE CORNERS. PERFORMED CABIN PRESSURE LEAK TEST ON FRONT LT WINDOW IAW AMM 05-51-91-790-801. AIR BUBBLE LEAKS DETECTED ON MULTIPLE LOCATIONS OF WINDOW SEAL AT 4 PSID. CHKD ALL TORQUE ON NR 1 WINDOW SCREWS AND RETAINING SCREWS IAW AMM 56-11-11-400-801. FOUND 8 SCREWS THAT DID NOT MEET MINIMUM TORQUE VALUE, TORQUED ALL SCREWS TO 25IN/LB AND 70IN/LB AS REQUIRED IAW MM 56-11-11-400-801, APPLIED FAST CURE SEALANT AS REQUIRED AT 11AM, WAITING FOR SEALANT TO CURE & WILL REQUIRE A CABIN PRESSURE LEAK TEST IAW MM 05-51-91-790-801. ACP'D LEAK CHK IAW AMM 05-51-91-790-801. LEAK CHKD OK , NO COCKPIT NOISE NOTED.

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