Service difficulty report · Air Duct · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 24, 2013
Submitted
November 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26921
Aircraft time
74,027 hours, 13,083 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Air Duct
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone C
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

DEFERRAL DF708 IS OPEN FOR THE ZONE C TRIM AIR VLV BEING DEACTIVATED CLOSED IAW MEL2161J. CREW REPORT THE AREA AROUND ROW 10 IS STILL EXPERIENCING VERY HOT AIR COMING FROM THE FLOOR VENTS. RUNNING TEMP CONTROL IN MAN WITH THE TRIM AIR OFF RESULTED IN AN UNCOMFORTABLY COOL TEMPERATURE IN THE COCKPIT. REPLACED BROKEN AIR DUCT, REACTIVATED TRIM AIR VLV FOR ZONE C. RAN & LEAK CHECKED OK.