Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 19, 2011
Submitted
July 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
74,406 hours, 21,577 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Sliding Window
Stage of operation
NR
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

CAPT SLIDING WINDOW LEAKING AT 5 O'CLOCK POSITION. WHEN PRESSING ON GLASS NOISE PITCH CHANGES. REPLACED CAPT NR 2 WINDOW PRESSURE SEAL. APPLIED SEALANT PER MM. SEALANT APPLICATION IS CF PER MM. A/C PRESSURIZED TO 4 PSID. NO SQUEAL.