Service difficulty report · Sealant · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 1, 2011
Submitted
May 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26921
Aircraft time
63,760 hours, 11,612 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Sealant
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Cockpit Window
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

F/O SLIDING WINDOW NOISE BEGAN 30 MIN AFTER T/O AND LEVEL OFF FL340. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND AREA UPPER AFT CORNER OF WINDOW R1 LEAKING AIR. RETORQUED WINDOW R1 IAW MM AND REPLACED 3 INCHES OF SEALANT IN SAID AREA. APPLIED TAPE OVER SEALANT FOR SMOOTHING.