Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 6, 2011
Submitted
November 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
74,793 hours, 21,788 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Window
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CAPT SLIDING WINDOW LOCK MECHANISM BOUND UP. HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL EMANATING FROM AFT PART OF F-O SLIDING WINDOW. LUBED OVER CENTER MECHANISM. CLN'D TRACK, ALSO CLEANED WINDOW SEAL AND AREA. REMOVED SOME HARD STUFF FROM SEAL. ADJUSTED CAPT NR 2 WINDOW PER MM, ADJUSTED AFT AND FWD VERTICAL ROLLERS AND LINK ARM INBOARD. PRESSURIZED ACFT, WINDOW UNLATCHES NORMAL. EXCESSIVE NOISE AND AIRFLOW IN THE COCKPIT INTERFERING WITH COCKPIT COMMUNICATIONS. CLEANED DUCTS ABOVE COCKPIT WINDOW 1L AND 2R. OPS OKAY.