Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
July 4, 2024
Submitted
July 8, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17104
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27294
Aircraft time
107,787 hours, 25,566 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1942723
Part serial
701798
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt A/C Pack
Part time
816,164 hours, 718,762 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTED DEN WITH 90* TEMPS. JETBRIDGE AIR WAS NOT ADEQUATE TO COOL FD AND CABIN. USED APU AND PACKS. IN FLIGHT, FD AND AFT CABIN TEMPS WHERE IN TH HIGH 80'S. CREW RAN NON-NORMALS CABIN TEMP HOT 2.20.22 STEP 1 THROUGH 29 AND TEMPS DROPPED ABOUT 5* IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES. 3 MONTH HISTORY SHIP HAS NO FD OR CABIN TEMP HISTORY. FOUND CRACK ON SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER. MMSG AUTO EVENT RECORDED WAS FOR FLIGHT DECK TEMP ONLY. ZONE TEMP AND PACK TEMP CONTROLLERS BITES REVEALED NO ACTIVE OR PREVIOUS FLIGHT FAULTS. NEEDS SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER REPLACEMENT REQUESTING MEL FOR LEFT PACK. MANUALLY CLOSE LT PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE & VERIFIED LT PACK NOT WORKING WITH APU RUNNING PER MEL. LT PACK DEFERRED INOPERATIVE. DEACTIVATED OFF REF MEL 2151A. REMOVED LT PACK HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY REF AMM 21-51-02-004-001 INSTALATION PERFORMED IAW AMM 21-51-02-404-019 OPS AND LEAK CHECK STILL REQUIRED INSTALLED LT PACK SECONDARY & PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER. MEL CLOSED STICKER REMOVED PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AMD OPS CHECK PER AMM TASK 21-51-02-404-019 . OK TO CONTINUE.