Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
April 25, 2013
Submitted
June 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
862
Aircraft time
49,629 hours, 19,977 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Rough
Location
Windshield
Stage of operation
DE
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

LOUD SQUEAL IN COCKPIT AT 8.0 PSI. NO CHANGE IN TONE OR VOLUME DURING DESCENT. INSPECTED CAPTAIN'S AND F/O'S WINDSHIELDS. FOUND A SECTION OF THE CAPT'S HUMP SEAL THAT HAD A ROUGH WAVINESS AT THE UPPER LEFT CORNER, REF: MT 56-005. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR WITH SPEED TAPE AND ASKED FOR OUTBOUND CREW TO COMMENT IF SQUEAL NOISE FIXED OR SUBSIDES. INF- :PER INBD CREW FLT 272-25, NO NOISE WAS HEARD. NEED TO PERFORM MT 56-05. OK FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

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