Service difficulty report · Plate · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 8, 2011
Submitted
August 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26650
Aircraft time
63,509 hours, 23,428 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Plate
Condition
Missing
Location
Cockpit 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

AFTER PRESSURIZATION 2L SLIDING WINDOW VERY DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK. ACCOMPLISHED RIG CHECK PER MM. WITHIN LIMITS, OPS CHECKED NORMAL. PRESSURIZED AFTER RIGGING CHECK, LATCH HANDLE STILL HARD TO MOVE. SUSPECT INTERNAL CAMS BINDING. CANNOT RIG 2L SLIDING WINDOW. UPPER CENTERING ROLLER MISSING SERRATED PLATE FOR ADJUSTMENT. WINDOW DISASSEMBLED, FOUND SERRATED PLATE. REMOVED SERRATED PLATE FROM ROLLER BRACKET. REPLACED UPPER ROLLER AND SERRATED PLATE. REINSTALLED FASTENERS AND WINDOW TRIM. WINDOW OPERATES SMOOTHLY.