Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
January 15, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23096
Aircraft time
48,123 hours, 37,630 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Left A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT HEARD POP IN OVERHEAD NEAR FRONT OF A/C JUST AFTER INITIATION OF T/O POWER. ANOTHER POP AT V1. AFTER T/O SMOKE FILLED CABIN. AFTER DISCOVERY OF SMOKE IN CABIN SHUT OFF PACKS. SMOKE STARTED TO DISSIPATE. FOUND LEFT PACK MIX CHAMBER DUCT BLOWN AND DIST DUCT DAMAGE. REPLACED BOTH DUCTS AND INSPECTED AND REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS. ALL LEAK CK GOOD.