Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
November 17, 2011
Submitted
December 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24560
Aircraft time
57,793 hours, 38,533 cycles
Part
Window
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT FROM FLL, EN ROUTE TO CLT, CREW REPORTED AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM COCKPIT OVERHEAD WINDOW L5 WHICH DID NOT ALLOW CREW TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT FLL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED BOTH NR 4 AND NR 5 EYEBROW WINDOWS PER EO 5611-01005. ACCOMPLISHED PRESSURIZATION CONFIDENCE CHECK, PART 3, PER JOB CARD 03C10021001. CHECKS GOOD.

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