Service difficulty report · Duct · Lkheed 10113853

Difficulty date
November 16, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lkheed 10113853
Aircraft time
39,062 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211524B402
Part
Duct
Part number
1560580109
Condition
Chafed
Location
Wing Pylon
Component
Duct, Wing Pylo
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) IN HANGAR, AT ENGINE INSTALLATION DURING RE CONNECTION OF THE INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE, (IP) DUCT INSIDE THE PYLON NR 3 AREA IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FLEXIBLE SECTION OF THE PIPE SECTION FOR THE ANTI-ICE TAP-OFF OF THE IP DUCT WAS CHAFED THROUGH. DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH A CLOSE BY BRACKET HOLDING HYDRAULIC PIPES. ONLY THE DUCT ASSEMBLY SUFFERED DAMAGE. ALL COMPONENTS IN THE AREA WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND SECURE AND IN GOOD CONDITION. DUCT SECTION WAS REPLACED, WITH A OVERHAULED DUCT ASSEMBLE. AN INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT AFTER INSTALLATION TO CHECK FOR CLEARANCES WITH SURROUNDING COMPONENTS AND ALL WAS CLEAR. A LEAK CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND.