Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
April 11, 2010
Submitted
December 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647AM
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24605
Aircraft time
59,492 hours, 20,361 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Pylon
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AUA - CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE OVERHEAT INDICATION DURING CLIMB. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED AUA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED LEFT ENGINE PYLON FOUND HP2 DUCT CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HP2 ELBOW DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.