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B777 returned to departure airport due to a loud squeal from the captain's side window. Prior write up had been addressed by maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 830224 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RBV.VORTAC |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Aircraft had numerous previous write-ups for loud squeal from captain's window. Received a phone call from previous captain who had just flown from lax; he described the noise as unbearable and advised me to not let them defer the window. Refused the airplane after dispatch informed me that maintenance was not scheduled. Maintenance then 'repaired' the airplane and we departed for ZZZZ. At approximately FL270 and 6.2 pressure differential; noise started. Noise was extreme; making communications extremely difficult and causing physical pain. I even considered vacating the captain's position to get away from the noise. Consulted with dispatch and maintenance control and decided to return to departure airport. Maintenance and dispatch agreed with decision to land overweight. Dispatch supplied landing data; flight manual was consulted. Landing was smooth and uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 returned to departure airport due to a loud squeal from the Captain's side window. Prior write up had been addressed by maintenance.
Narrative: Aircraft had numerous previous write-ups for loud squeal from Captain's window. Received a phone call from previous Captain who had just flown from LAX; he described the noise as unbearable and advised me to not let them defer the window. Refused the airplane after dispatch informed me that maintenance was not scheduled. maintenance then 'repaired' the airplane and we departed for ZZZZ. At approximately FL270 and 6.2 pressure differential; noise started. Noise was extreme; making communications extremely difficult and causing physical pain. I even considered vacating the Captain's position to get away from the noise. Consulted with dispatch and maintenance control and decided to return to departure airport. Maintenance and dispatch agreed with decision to land overweight. Dispatch supplied landing data; Flight Manual was consulted. Landing was smooth and uneventful.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.