Service difficulty report · Seal · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 10, 2010
Submitted
November 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8390A
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7390
Aircraft time
23,244 hours, 20,830 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Missing
Location
Windshield
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DURING ARRIVAL IN MILWAUKEE, WI (MKE), THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN AIR NOISE IN THE FLIGHT DECK AREA. A CABIN PRESSURE FLUCUATION WAS ALSO REPORTED BUT NOT ABLE TO BE QUANTIFIED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, A 1.5 INCH PORTION OF THE SEAL BETWEEN THE MAIN WINDSHIELDS AT THE UPPER END OF THE CENTER POST WAS FOUND MISSING. ALSO, AT THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE FIRST OFFICER MAIN WINDSHIELD AT THE I-STRAP THE SEALANT HAS FLOWED AND WAS NOT CURED PRIOR TO FLIGHT AFTER THE I-STRAP WAS INSTALLED. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED DURING THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. ONE TIME FERRY FLIGHT FROM MKE TO TYS IAW STS ENGINEERING EA 5-2010-265 AND PA 56-010 WHERE THE WINDSHIELD SEALANT WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED IAW CRJ 200 AMM 56-11-01.