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An air carrier MD80 crew had to divert land when a cockpit window seal blew out. Emergency declared. Aircraft equipment problem cockpit window seal, water service panel jammed closed causing a water problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347257 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fod airport : ord |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 347257 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cabin attendants advised us that there was no water on board the aircraft and the toilets were flushing sporadically. Dispatch was notified about the water problem and finding out information from maintenance on the system and possible problems. Discussion as to where to land was in progress and oma was picked, as we descended for oma, the captain's sliding window seal blew out approximately 6 inches and the window started to squeal. This made our decision to land clear for oma. Our landing weight was 136600 pounds. I declared an emergency and a normal landing was made, smooth, brake temperature not above 125 degrees, normal reverse. After maintenance inspection, water panel was jammed shut by ground personnel in ord to cause water problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 CREW HAD TO DIVERT LAND WHEN A COCKPIT WINDOW SEAL BLEW OUT. EMER DECLARED. ACFT EQUIP PROB COCKPIT WINDOW SEAL, WATER SVC PANEL JAMMED CLOSED CAUSING A WATER PROB.
Narrative: CABIN ATTENDANTS ADVISED US THAT THERE WAS NO WATER ON BOARD THE ACFT AND THE TOILETS WERE FLUSHING SPORADICALLY. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE WATER PROB AND FINDING OUT INFO FROM MAINT ON THE SYS AND POSSIBLE PROBS. DISCUSSION AS TO WHERE TO LAND WAS IN PROGRESS AND OMA WAS PICKED, AS WE DSNDED FOR OMA, THE CAPT'S SLIDING WINDOW SEAL BLEW OUT APPROX 6 INCHES AND THE WINDOW STARTED TO SQUEAL. THIS MADE OUR DECISION TO LAND CLR FOR OMA. OUR LNDG WT WAS 136600 LBS. I DECLARED AN EMER AND A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE, SMOOTH, BRAKE TEMP NOT ABOVE 125 DEGS, NORMAL REVERSE. AFTER MAINT INSPECTION, WATER PANEL WAS JAMMED SHUT BY GND PERSONNEL IN ORD TO CAUSE WATER PROB.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.