Service difficulty report · Bellmouth · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 24, 2008
Submitted
January 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22817
Aircraft time
77,063 hours, 37,864 cycles
Part
Bellmouth
Part number
353N40141
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu Inlet
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING HMV, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE APU AIR INTAKE PLENUM BELLMOUTH. THE CRACKING WAS ADDRESSED IN BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 757-49-0011 AND THE CRACKED BELLMOUTH WAS REPLACED WITH A MODIFIED BELLMOUTH ASSEMBLY AS DIRECTED BY THE SERVICE BULLETIN.