Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 11, 2010
Submitted
January 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24809
Aircraft time
66,505 hours, 21,517 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit Window
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

HIGH PITCH SQUEAL FROM F/O SLIDING WINDOW, RTFL. SUSPECTED AREA OF SQUEAL IS FWD UPPER CORNER OF WINDOW. PUSHING ON WINDOW FRAME NO HELP IN ATTEMPT TO QUIET OR ALTER SQUEAL PITCH. REPLACED F-O'S SLIDING WINDOW PRESSURE SEAL. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 4.5 DPSI, NO LEAKS NOTED, NO NOISE NOTED.