Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
May 29, 2014
Submitted
May 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912FD
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial
24260
Aircraft time
63,156 hours, 21,617 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Sliding Window
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW LEVER EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN & PULL BACK. OPENED CAPTAIN'S NR 2 WINDOW, INSPECTED WINDOW COMPONENTS FOR DAMAGE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND ALL 4 WINDOW LATCH STUDS TO BE COATED WITH A STICKY FILM & LIGHT DEBRIS, SUSPECT FILM TO BE CORROSION PREVENTATIVE. CLEANED ALL LATCH PINS. ACCOMPLISHED TEST OF CAPTAIN'S NR 2 WINDOW LATCH MECHANISM IAW MM 56-11-02-5. WINDOW LATCH OPERATION IS NOW WITH IN MM LIMITS.

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