Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
May 24, 2012
Submitted
May 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24398
Aircraft time
45,758 hours, 28,539 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Loose
Location
Window
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

F/O'S WINDOW MADE A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEALING NOISE ABOUT AN HOUR INTO FLIGHT. VERY LOUD NOISE APPEARS TO HAVE MOVED TO THE BOTTOM LT CORNER. VISUALLY CHECKED WINDOW SEALS AND PRESSURIZED ACFT AND LEAK CHECKED F/O'S NR 2 WINDOW, FOUND LEAKS AT FORWARD LOWER AND UPPER CORNERS. FOUND LOOSE RETAINING BOLTS, TORQUED THE WINDOW RETAINER BOLTS IN REF TO AMM 757 56-11-02-4. SUB TASK 56-11-02-414-047. PRESSURIZED ACFT SECOND TIME NO LEAKS NOTED AND NO SQUEAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.