Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
June 21, 2026
Submitted
June 24, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N66828
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
44580
Aircraft time
38,135 hours, 14,246 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
332A239045
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

NUMBER 1 ENG OVERHEAT. DEBRIEF FLIGHT CREW, NO OVERWEIGHT LANDING. DURING CLIMB 3500-4000FT ENG 1 OVERHEAT ILLUMINATED. REDUCED N1 BELOW 50% OVERHEAT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. PERFORMED CLIMB AGAIN & AT HIGH POWER LEVELS OVERHEAT WOULD ILLUMINATE. GVI OF COWLING HAD EVICENCE OF SOOT BTWN FAN & CORE COWL OTBD SIDE. CREW REPORTED REDUCED THRUST DURING CLIMB OUT TO EXTINGUISH LIGHT IAW NON-NORMALS PROCEDURE. OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN WHEN THRUST ADVANCED OVER 60% N1. REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE POWER FOR RETURN TO IAH. INSPECT ENG FOR PNEUMATIC LEAKAGE IAW FIM 26-10 TASK 811 FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURE. PERFORMED BITE TEST IAW FIM 26-10 TASK 811, PASSED. TEST IAW 26-10 TASK 801, PASSED. PERFORMED ENG BLEED AIR LEAK CHK IAW AMM 36-11-00-700-802, FOUND PRSOV LEAKING AIR PERFROMED ENG BLEED AIR LEAK CHKD IAW AMM 36-11-00-700-802, FOUND DUCT PRECOOLER DUCT ASSY CRACKED, REMOVED CRACKED COWL ANTI ICE DUCT IAW PBM 71-00-02 FIG 13-1. REPLACED 12 O`CLOCK STRUT COWL ANTI ICE DUCT & REINSTALLED 12 OCLOCK STRUT IAW P/P BUILD UP MANUAL 71-00-02.