Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
September 27, 2009
Submitted
September 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749AX
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
22226
Aircraft time
66,693 hours, 31,028 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Broken
Location
Air Supply
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

BODY DUCT LEAK EICAS MESSAGE AND DUCT LEAK DISCREET LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAXI IN - CABIN FILLED AIR COND SMOKE. FOUND APU AIR SUPPLY DUCT BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU AIR SUPPLY DUCT BETWEEN STA 1064 AND 1088. ALSO REPLACED INSULATION BLANKET AT AFT CARGO LEFT SIDE BETWEEN STA 1098 AND STA 1120. RAN APU, BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS, NO LEAKS NOTED.