Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 10, 2009
Submitted
December 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30550
Aircraft time
38,098 hours, 4,778 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Duct
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Apu Exhaust
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

DURING ENG START APU BLEED VALVE APPEARS TO MAKE NOISE HEARD AT DOOR 3&4. OPENED ACCESS TO LT F/A CREW REST AREA, LT SIDE OF AFT CARGO PIT, MAIN GEAR DOORS, AND APU AREA. INSPECTED ALL DUCTS FROM MLG BULKHEAD TO APU. FOUND LOOSE DUCT AT EXHAUST DUCT ADP1, SECURED DUCT CHECKED SYSTEM WITH PRESSURIZED BY ADP. NO NOISE VIBRATION NOTED, PRECAUTIONALLY CHECKED APU DUCT FROM APU ISOLATION DUCT TO WHEEL WELL-NO LEAK NOTED. ALL DUCTS SECURE IN NORMAL CONDITION. PERFORMED 2 ENG START, FOLLOWED BY 1 ENG AT A TIME, THEN 2 ENG START W-PACKS ON, AND FINALLY 2 ENG NORMAL START. NO ABNORMAL NOISE NOTED.