Service difficulty report · Jam-Nut · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 14, 2012
Submitted
October 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26678
Aircraft time
65,405 hours, 24,008 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Jam-Nut
Condition
Binding
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

REPEAT WRITE UP. CAPT'S WINDOW BINDING WON`T UNLOCK AFTER PRESSURE CYCLE. CHECK CAPTS SLIDING WINDOW PER AMM. FOUND LOWER AFT LINK ARM JAM NUT NOT TIGHT. CHECKED ADJUSTMENT AND TIGHTENED JAM NUT. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT. AFTER DEPRESSURZING OPERATED WINDOW LATCH HANDLE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. ALSO LUBED TRACK AREA. OK TO CONTINUE.