Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
November 3, 2008
Submitted
January 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
26663
Aircraft time
45,883 hours, 28,893 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Heat Exchanger
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WING BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT. RT FL DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER AT PLANNED DESTINATION. FAULT RECURRED ON NEXT FLIGHT OUT. PERFORMED TROUBLE SHOOTING, INTERROGATED M237 MODULE AND FOUND CODE 24 INDICATING LT A-C BAY OVERHEAT. INSPECTED LOOP AND COMPARTMENT. FOUND LARGE CRACK IN REAR AFT COOLER FIBERGLASS EXHAUST DUCT. REPLACED LT PACK REAR AFT COOLER DUCT. FOUND PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER CRACKED. REPLACED PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER. REPLACED OVERHEAT DETECT WARNING UNIT. OPS CHECKS GOOD. ACFT OPS CHK NORMAL ON HIGH POWER RUN.