Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
March 6, 2001
Submitted
March 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22654
Aircraft time
57,031 hours, 46,569 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
654957117
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE TO PHX, ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION. IN PHX ADDITIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED TO THE RUDDER SYSTEM; THE STANDBY RUDDER FAIL AMM TEST 27-21-141 STEP 2B; THE STANDBY RUDDER DEAD BAND WAS ADJUSTED IN LIMITS PER AMM 27-21-14-1. THE PROBLEM CAUSING THE VIBRATION WAS ISOLATED TO THE LT AIR CONDITIONING HEAT EXCHANGER EXHAUST DUCT WHICH WAS BADLY DETERIORATED. REPLACED DUCT AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.