Service difficulty report · Coupling · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 6, 2009
Submitted
January 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
65,107 hours, 18,787 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Coupling
Part number
38400161
Condition
Broken
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
U
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

R BLEED DUCT LEAK. RTFL. FOUND BROKEN FUSED COUPLING ON DUCT IN WING LEADING EDGE JUST ABOVE PYLON. REPLACED COUPLING AND DUCT SEAL. LEAK CHECKED GOOD.