Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 17, 2025
Submitted
February 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342PM
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31269
Aircraft time
21,633 hours, 9,511 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: AFTER TAKEOFF LOUD NOISE FROM FLOOR THEN UNBEARABLY LOUD AIR BLOWING IN COCKPIT. ACCOMPANIED BY FREEZING TEMPERATURES, UNABLE TO CONTROL COCKPIT TEMP; FLIGHT ATTADNENTS REPORTED FREEZING AIR BLOWING NEAR LAVATORY AND MAIN CABIN DOOR PLUS LOUD AIRFLOW NOISE; AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT MIA. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 21-51-00-810-802 REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT PACK CRACKED DUCT ON WATER EXTRACTOR (AALA202502196117), PER AMM 21-51-15. ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT PACK CONDENSER (AALA202502192721), PER AMM 21-51-12. OPERTIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GHOOD. CYCLED BOTH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS MULTIPLE TIMES HOT AND COLD NO ICE OR LOUD SOUNDS NOTICED.