Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
May 29, 2012
Submitted
May 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
24265
Aircraft time
74,298 hours, 30,755 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Bleed
Stage of operation
CR
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

SMOKE IN THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCOMPANIED BY HOT AIR AND WARM FLOOR. CLOSED APU BLEED VALVE HEAT AND DEBRIS BEGAN TO DISSIPATE FOUND APU BLEED DUCT IN AFT CARGO BIN JUST FWD OF PRESSURE BULKHEAD WITH A 3/8 INCH HOLE AT MOUNT CLAMP FWD TO MEL PER 36-11-04. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU AIR DUCT FORWARD OF 1720 BULKHEAD AND S DUCT AFT OF BULKHEAD PER 757 AMM 36-11-01. LEAK CHECK GOOD.