Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
April 20, 2007
Submitted
April 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596HA
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
23276
Aircraft time
60,506 hours, 29,117 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A2
Engine time
51,089 hours, 24,666 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Turbine Cooling
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

NR 1 ENG TURBINE CASE COOLING DUCT CRACKED 2 PLACES APPROX 10 O'CLOCK POSITION 1" LONG AND .75" LONG. CRACKED LPT TURBINE CASE COOLING MANIFOLD IN TWO LOCATIONS AT THE WELD JOINT IS ACCEPTABLE AS IS. NEED TO REINSPECT CRACKED MANIFOLD EVERY 30 CYCLES. MEASURE AND REPORT CRACK LENGTH TO POWERPLANT ENGINEERING. REPLACE THE UPPER LPT COOLING MANIFOLD ON OR BEFORE NEXT A CHECK.