Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
April 3, 2010
Submitted
April 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N845UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1585
Aircraft time
29,331 hours, 11,749 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit Window
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AIR LEAK NOISE CAPTAIN'S FRONT W-SHIELD. 1 O'CLOCK POSITION DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AC. SOURCE NOT KNOWN. DE-BRIEFED CREW-AIR NOISE POSSIBLY COMING FROM BENEATH PANEL IMMEDIATELY AFT OF WINDSHIELD. CREW REPORTED NOISE CAME & WENT TWICE & THEY DO NOT FEEL IT IS ANYTHING STRUCTURAL WITH WINDSHIELD. REPAIRED SEALANT ON HUMP SEAL AT TOP AREA OF WINDOW REPAIRED VOIDS IN SEALANT AT TOP OF WINDOW AND AT ONE FASTENER LOCATION. NO FURTHER ISSUES NOTED.

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