Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
December 26, 2020
Submitted
December 29, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8328A
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
38818
Aircraft time
26,749 hours, 12,031 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Cockpit Window
Stage of operation
CL
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

AN UNIDENTIFIED LOUD CRACKLING SOUND STARTED IN THE COCKPIT AT 8000 FEET. UNSUCCESSFUL TO FIND THE SOUND WE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO A SAFE SPEED OF 230 KTS AND BELOW. THE SOUND CONTINUED UP TO LANDING. DURING TAXI IN HNL THE WINDOW SEAL OF R1 DISLODGED FROM THE WINDOW FRAME AND WAS VISIBLE IN THE COCKPIT. THE SEAL WAS THE SOURCE OF THE SOUND. FOUND R1 WINDOW PREMOLDED SEAL DISLODGED. REPAIRED SEALANT, IAW AMM 56-11-00, REF LOG PAGE 0201493E FOR SEALANT CURE.

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