Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 30, 2003
Submitted
July 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25392
Aircraft time
47,638 hours, 7,833 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Duct
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURIZATION. FORWARD EQUIPMENT COOLING FORWARD EXHAUST VALVE DUCT WAS FOUND SMASHED AND THE FORWARD EQUIPMENT COOLING OVERBOARD EXHAUST VALVE HINGE WAS CRACKED. THE DUCT AND VALVE WERE REPLACED. A FOREIGN OBJECT PENETRATED THE DUCT AND DAMAGED THE VALVE. THE SHOP FINDING OF THE REMOVED VALVE INDICATED THAT THE ACTUATOR OPERATED NORMALLY BUT THE HINGE WAS CRACKED. THAT COULD CAUSE MISALIGNMENT OF THE ACTUATOR DOOR.