Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 727260

Difficulty date
May 16, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727260
Aircraft time
42,979 hours, 18,944 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Duct
Part number
69474753
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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) WHILE PERFORMING THE DAILY INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HEARD A LOUD BANG, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A DROP IN APU DUCT PRESSURE TO 0 PSI. UPON INSPECTION, 2 BLEED AIR DUCTS WERE FOUND RUPTURED, FORWARD OF THE APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE THAT CONNECT TO THE BLEED AIR BY-PASS VALVE. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. NOTE: INFORMATION LISTED ABOVE IN AREA 9, BLOCK(B) PN. THE PN LISTED ARE FOR THE TWO DUCT ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE FOUND DAMAGED. DUCT P/N 69-47475-3 AND 69-47474-3 (TC NR 20070518005)