Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 5, 2010
Submitted
November 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26674
Aircraft time
59,375 hours, 21,885 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Window
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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

FOUND CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE FIRST TIME AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IS PRESSURIZED. AFTER THAT IT OPENS EASILY, ADJUSTED LOWER LINK ARM. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 1.5 PSI AND WINDOW WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND NEEDED MORE THEN THE 7LBS MAXIMUM ALLOWED PER THE ABOVE AMM. ADJUSTED WINDOW PER MM. PRESSURIZED, NO HELP. FOUND LOWER CAM LOCK RUBBING ON FRAME NEXT TO CAM LOCK STUD. ADJUSTED VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT REF MM. PRESSURIZED TO 2.5. WINDOW UNLOCKS AND OPENS NORMAL.