Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
February 12, 2011
Submitted
February 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29241
Aircraft time
40,372 hours, 10,656 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Seal
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
CR
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

EMERGENCY EXIT AIR LEAK NOISE. EXIT WINDOW AT 20A HAS VERY LOUD PRESSURE LEAK. NOISE LEVEL INCREASED AT CRUISE. FOUND REPAIR AT FWD LOWER CORNER VERY ROUGH, SANDED SMOOTH. ALSO, OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE SEAL NOT IN RETAINER. REINSTALLED SEAL IN RETAINER. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 4.5PSI, NO LEAKS OR NOISE INSIDE ACFT.