Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
October 30, 2004
Submitted
November 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23950
Aircraft time
49,512 hours, 27,463 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Duct
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mix Chamber
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUSELAGE SKIN LOCATED DIRECTLY BELOW DUCT ASSY SHOWS SIGNS OF PEELED PAINT DUE TO MIX CHAMBER DUCT ASSY HOT AIR LEAK. MIX MUFF DUCT OF DUCT ASSEMBLY LOCATED IN MIX CHAMBER AIR DISTRIBUTION BAY AT APPROXIMATE STA 540, BL 0 BLOWN CAUSING HOT AIR TO ESCAPE AND DAMAGE THE STRUCTURE BENEATH.REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN FROM FS 520 - 526 BETWEEN STRINGER 26L AND 27L AND REPLACED DUCT ASSEMBLY.