Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
August 20, 2013
Submitted
August 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UA
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
26473
Aircraft time
78,129 hours, 9,155 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Duct
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Cockpit
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

OBSERVERS GASPER BEHIND FIRST OFFICER SEAT HAS NO AIRFLOW. FLEX HOSE ASSEMBLY BEHIND HAS COLLAPSED DUE TO SPIRAL SUPPORT SEPARATION BEHIND VENT. REPLACED FLEX DUCT AT FIRST OBSERVERS SEAT.