Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 12, 2012
Submitted
November 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1620
Aircraft time
36,416 hours, 15,997 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Part number
SEA375021
Condition
Loose
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

HIGHER THAN NORMAL WIND NOISE CAPT L3 WINDOW. SAMC TEXT: PERFORM REPAIR PER AMM 56-11-12-300-002-A, USE PCN 841-0098 (B 1-6TH SEALANT), AIRBUS MATERIAL 09-045. GPM REF 6-0- 00-028, PG 49. USE HEAT GUN TO ACCELERATE CURE TIME. REPAIRED L3 WINDOW WEATHER SEAL FOUND WEATHER SEAL AT AFT LOWER CORNER OF THE L3 WINDOW LOOSE AND HANGING. ACCOMPLISHED L3 WINDOW WEATHER SEAL REPAIR PER MM AND AS INSTRUCTED.

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