Service difficulty report · Sealant · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
June 15, 2011
Submitted
July 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1688
Aircraft time
32,865 hours, 13,248 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Sealant
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit Window
Stage of operation
NR
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

STRANGE LOUD RATTLING SOUND - APPEARS TO COME FROM INSIDE DUCT ABOVE CAPT FWD WINDSCREEN FOUND APPROX 8 INCHES PORTION OF AERODYNAMIC SEALANT ABOVE CAPT'S NR 1 WINDOW FLAPPING IN THE WINDSTREAM. CUT AWAY OLD SEALANT AND REMOVED REMAINING LOOSE SEALANT. RECONDITIONED AERODYNAMIC SEALANT AND TAPED WITH SPEED TAPE PER MT. TAPE TO REMAIN IN PLACE A MINIMUM OF 24 HOURS FROM 1300-15 PST. ALSO UPPER FUSELAGE ABOVE CAPT'S WINDOW HAD SEALANT RESIDUE FROM FLAPPING SEAL. BLACK MARK FROM SEALANT REMOVED TO DEGREE POSSIBLE. REMOVED TAPE, SEALANT IS INTACT.

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