Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 18, 2012
Submitted
February 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25698
Aircraft time
77,685 hours, 22,595 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
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

LOUD HISS COMING FROM AFT PART OF F/O SIDE WINDOW. F/O SLIDING WINDOW BULB SEAL LEAKS ACCESSIVELY DURING PRESSURIZATION, BULB SEAL IS DEFORMED ALSO. RPLD F/O SLIDING WINDOW BULB SEAL. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 4D PSI, STILL HAVE LEAKAGE AT FWD LWR PORTION OF WINDOW (MARKED) BUT NO NOISE NOTED.