Service difficulty report · Orifice · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
October 28, 2019
Submitted
October 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916FD
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
24137
Aircraft time
72,040 hours, 27,713 cycles
Part
Orifice
Part number
11812440045002
Condition
Unknown
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW WRITE UP. WITH BOTH PACKS ON WITH ENGINES RUNNING, THE COCKPIT IS VERY LOUD ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR. THE EXCESSIVE NOISE SEEMS TO COME FROM AIR FLOW FROM THE PACK. THIS IS A REPEAT WRITE UP FOR MANY YEARS. FLIGHT DECK NOISE LEVEL MEASUREMENT CHECK CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 21-00-00-6 RESULT 75DBS. CARRIED OUT TROUBLESHOOTING OF FLIGHT DECK NOISE IAW AMM 21-00- 00-6. RECIRCULATION AIR CHECK VALVE SATIS, RECIRCULATION FAN FILTER SATIS, CONDITIONED AIR BYPASS VALVE SATIS, BOTH PACKS VERIFIED IN LOW FLOW WITH BOTH ENGINES AT IDLE WITH APU BLEED OFF AND RECIRCULATION FAN ON. FOUND NO ORIFICE REDUCER PLATE INSTALLED AT EITHER BS 585 OR BS 883. FABRICATED ORIFICE PLATE IAW VT MOBILE AEROSPACE ENGINEERING INC DRAWING NUMBER 11812440. SEE ERS 18-04689 FOR ENGINEERING CORRESPONDENCE. INSTALLED ORIFICE PLATE AT BS 585 IAW AMM 21-20-01-4. CARRIED OUT ORIFICE INSTALLATION TEST IAW AMM 21-20-01-4. CARRIED FLIGHT DECK NOISE LEVEL MEASUREMENT CHECK IAW AMM 21-00-00-6 RESULT 67DBS. P/N 11812440-0450-0230

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