Service difficulty report · Sealant · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 22, 2011
Submitted
March 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145698
Aircraft time
20,357 hours, 16,801 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,838 hours, 18,630 cycles
Part
Sealant
Part number
1440B12AM655SK
Condition
Damaged
Location
Windshield
Component
Windshield · Ppg
Component part number
NP15131112
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE HEARD A STRANGE NOISE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW DIVERTED TO KCLE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AERODYNAMIC SEALANT ABOVE THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD LOOSE AND FLUTTERING ON THE WINDSHIELD. REMOVED THE LOOSE SEALANT AND RESEALED THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD. SPEED TAPE WAS PLACED OVER THE SEALANT TO ALLOW FOR CURING OF THE SEALANT. ON THE 24TH OF MARCH, SDF MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE SPEED TAPE FROM THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDOW AND VERIFIED THAT THE SEALANT HAD CURED. NO FURTHER DEFECTS HAVE BEEN NOTED.

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