Service difficulty report · Duct Clamp · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 11, 2019
Submitted
September 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29523
Aircraft time
60,101 hours, 24,207 cycles
Part
Duct Clamp
Part number
BCREF130593
Condition
Broken
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS IN IDLE DESCENT, CABIN DOES NOT MAINTAIN PRESSURE WELL. TEMPERATURE BARELY TOLERABLE AT 240 (TOO HOT) HAD TO ADD POWER FOR CABIN TO DESCEND. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BITE OF CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS. FOUND FAULT CODE 030 FOR LEAK. INSPECTED PACKS AND FOUND FLEX DUCT CLAMP BROKEN AND DUCT LEAKING AT ACM OUTLET DUCT ON RIGHT PACK. REPLACED CLAMP AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF PACKS IAW AMM 21-51-00. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 4 PSI. PACKS LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 05-51-91.