Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 8, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25156
Aircraft time
31,507 hours, 11,520 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Duct
Part number
214N211012
Condition
Loose
Location
A/C Distribution
Stage of operation
NR
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

OVERHEAD AIR CONDITIONING DUCT BLOCKED. *S/D* AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH 5 SECTIONS OF OVERHEAD DUCT PULLED AWAY FROM CEILING SUPPORTS. 2 SECTIONS FROM MONITOR NR 2 TO ROW 10 HAD SUPPORT BRACKET FAILURES. THREE ADDITIONAL DUCT SECTIONS FAILED BETWEEN ROWS 15 THROUGH 24. THE SUPPORTS ON THESE DUCTS PULLED THROUGH THE DUCTING MATERIAL. NEW DUCT SECTIONS AND BRACKETS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.