What was found
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST NR 2 LT OPENABLE WINDOW, FOUND LATCH HANDLE FWD STRIKER BRACKET CRACKED. REMOVED WINDOW. REPLACED WITH NEW BRACKET & REINSTALLED NR 2 LT WINDOW, RIGGED FOR FREE LATCH HANDLE.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2012
- Submitted
- March 30, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N598UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 28751
- Aircraft time
- 51,688 hours, 14,479 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Window
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.