Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22819
Part
Duct
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Tail Comp
Component
212N30453
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

APU BLEED DUCT LOCATED IN THE AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT RUPTURED ON TAXI OUT. DUCT MATERIAL BROKE ONE OF THE ALTERNATE STAB TRIM CONTROL CABLE PULLEYS CAUSING THE ALTERNATE STAB TRIM CONTROL CABLE TO BIND. REPLACED DUCT, REPAIRED STAB CONTROL SYSTEM.