Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
September 16, 2005
Submitted
September 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25279
Aircraft time
60,991 hours, 7,631 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Duct
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
J, H, A

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

What was found

WALL/FLOOR ON LEFT SIDE OF ACFT BY ROW 24 WAS EXTREMELY HOT WITH A BURNING SMELL. DUCT ASSEMBLY SIDEWALL RISER P/N 214U2119-11 FOR ZONE C WAS FOUND WITH HEAT DAMAGE AT THE HOT TRIM AIR INLET INTERFACE (STA 1153.66). THE DUCT ASSY EXHIBITED A DARK BROWN COLOR WITH SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SECTION, ADJACENT TO THE CONNECTION TO THE UNDERFLOOR TRIM AIR DUCT ASSY P/N 213U2107-7. THE DAMAGE WHICH INCLUDES A LARGE HOLE, APPEARS TO BE INITIATED AT THE TRANSITION POINT WHERE THE FLOW CHANGES DIRECTION (SMOOTH CURVATURE). IN ADDITION, DURING REMOVAL OF JOINT ASSY P/N CF15-250, SLEEVE P/N 24098-250 WAS FOUND BROKEN IN PIECES.