Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
September 21, 2010
Submitted
September 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
664
Aircraft time
58,768 hours, 17,474 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Part
Seal
Condition
Out Of Position
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

CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW VERIFIED CLOSED AND LOCKED PRIOR TO BLOCKOUT. EXTREMELY LOUD AIR NOISE AFTER ROTATION, INCREASINGLY LOUDER DURING ACCELERATION. FOUND CAPT SLIDING WINDOW SEAL OUT OF POSITION. REPOSITIONED INTO PROPER LOCATION REF AMM 56-12-13-04-0 VERIFIED WINDOW CLOSED AND PROPERLY LOCKED. ALSO CHECKED HISTORY LAST 90 DAYS, NONE FOUND. OK FOR SERVICE. (CLOSED)

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