Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 26, 2009
Submitted
September 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49723
Aircraft time
54,485 hours, 41,971 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Cockpit Window
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

CABIN UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE F/O WINDOW PHYSICALLY CLOSED BUT WIND NOISE IS DEAFENING. RESET F/O`S WINDOW. PRESS TO 5 PSI DIF. NO LEAKS NOTED. A/C PRESS NORMAL 456492. INSP F/O`S WINDOW AND FOUND TOP LOCK MECHANISM NOT FULLY ENGAGING ALL THE TIME. ADJ SAME. WINDOW NOW WORKS EVERY TIME. PRESS A/C TO 6 PSI. NO LEAKS AT WINDOW, A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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