SDR SCNA96455

Service difficulty report · Window Seal · Boeing 7272J4

Difficulty date: December 26, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N288SC
Make and model: Boeing 7272J4
Aircraft serial: 20765
System (JASC): 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
Part: Window Seal
Condition: Not Seated
Location: L1 Window
Stage of operation: NR
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

COULD NOT HOLD PRESSURIZATION IN CABIN AT 25,000 FT, NOISE WAS HEARD AT L1 AND L2 AREA DURING CLIMBOUT. RETURNED TO LAS. RESEATED AND RETORQUED L1 WINDOW, PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 6.5 PSI IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 21-31-0 AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.

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