Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 21, 2025
Submitted
April 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18223
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28932
Aircraft time
79,155 hours, 29,367 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
212A26114
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIR/VENT/GRILLE BY FEET ROW 25/ LEFT SIDE IS HOT AND HAS A BURNI NG SMELL WITH APU BLEED AIR ON AND PACKS RUNNING ROW 25 HAS A HISSING SOUND AND FLOOR IS HOT. WITH APU BLEED AIR OFF AND LEFT ENGINE RUNNING AND PACK RUNNING NO HISSING SOUND HEARD AND ROW 25 IS COOL. SUSPECT APU BLEED DUCT LEAK AFT OF APU CHECK VALVE. PLACED APU BLEED AIR VALVE ON MEL 4907A. DDP C/W. . WITH APU BLEED AIR ON AND PACKS RUNNING ROW 25 HAS A HISSING SOUND AND FLOOR IS HOT. WITH APU BLEED AIR OFF AND LEFT ENGINE RUNNING AND PACK RUNNING NO HISSING SOUND HEARD AND ROW 25 IS COOL. SUSPECT APU BLEED DUCT LEAK AFT OF APU CHECK VALVE. PLACED APU BLEED AIR VALVE ON MEL 4907A. DDP C/W. TOMC APPROVED. FOUND FLANGE ON DUCTING CRACKED. SEE APERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF INSTALLED DUCT, NO LEAKS NOTED. WORK PERFORMED IN REFERENCE WITH AMM 36-00-00-860-803.