Service difficulty report · Windshield · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
November 26, 2006
Submitted
November 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503UW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23237
Part
Windshield
Part number
5893543129
Part serial
02075R1953
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cockpit
Part time
10,293 hours, 8,141 cycles
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

CLT FLT 1902 - ON CLIMBOUT FROM CLT, AT 15,000 FEET, CREW REPORTED AN EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEAL FROM THE CAPTAIN'S L1 WINDSHIELD. PRESSING ON THE LEFT MIDDLE SIDE OF WINDSHIELD WOULD CHANGE THE PITCH OF THE SQUEAL. NOISE WAS BAD ENOUGH TO IMPAIR COMMUNICATION. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE L1 WINDSHIELD LEAKING. RESEALED UPPER LEFT CORNER OF WINDSHIELD AS REQUIRED. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 4 TO 5 PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL. NO LEAKS NOTED.