Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 17, 2013
Submitted
October 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28751
Aircraft time
56,812 hours, 15,867 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Duct
Condition
Dirty
Location
Air Distribution
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EXCESSIVE COCKPIT AIRFLOW NOISE OVERHEAD PANELS INTERFERES WITH VOICE COMM BETWEEN PILOTS. ACP SERVICE TIP AMM 21-22 -00 TO STEP 8. FOUND AIRFLOW TO BE HIGH AT 3800 FPM & CFM AT 380. TOTAL NOISE WITH RT RECIRCULATING OFF IS BELOW 70.5DB. NEEDS AIR DUCT CLEANING. CLEAN AIR DIST DUCTS IN THE CABIN & COCKPIT.