Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
November 17, 2011
Submitted
November 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77014
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
29862
Aircraft time
59,557 hours, 6,167 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
1829M46G07
Condition
Torn
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG EGT ON START AND AFTER START VERY ERRATIC TEMP SWINGS. ENG WAS RUNNING 5 MINUTES AND APPEARED TO BE GETTING HIGHER TEMP SWINGS 425 DEG TO 780 DEG FOUND FLEX DUCT FOR HPTACC TORN. PERFORMED TEMP REPAIR ON DUCT PER ECRA 7200-03038 REV A & RAN ENG AT IDLE W/ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. INITIATED DIP FOR PERMANENT REPAIR (REPLACE) W/IN 2 CYCLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED COOLING AIR DUCT AS PER ESM 72-00-0 2-401-810