Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 19, 2007
Submitted
October 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500826
Aircraft time
8,360 hours, 7,844 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
67M534
Condition
Failed
Location
Window
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

IN FLIGHT LT DV WINDOW STARTED TO MAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE. PRESS CONTROL WOULD NOT HOLD DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET. DIVERTED TO SHV DUE TO LACK OF FUEL AT 10,000 FT FOR FLIGHT TO DFW NO OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED LANDED AT SHV. FOUND SEAL TO BE DEFECTIVE ISSUED MEL 21-18 IAW ETN GN-52-001. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT DV WINDOW SEAL IAW EMB 145 AMM 56-11-02 MEL 21-28. RESTORED MEL. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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