Service difficulty report · Sliding Window · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
February 25, 2001
Submitted
April 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N384US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22957
Part
Sliding Window
Part number
5717623116
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
29,992 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ALB - FLT 775 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM ALB, EN ROUTE TO PIT, THE FIRST OFFICERS SLIDING WINDOWN ARCED AND THEN CRACKED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT ALB AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICERS SLIDING WINDOW PER MM 56-12-11. ALSO, AS PRECAUTIONARY, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICERS SLIDING WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT (P/N 83000-05602) PER MM 30-41-11. ADJUSTMENT AND OPERATIONAL TEST OF WINDOW GOOD. (M)

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