Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 18, 2009
Submitted
December 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25093
Aircraft time
80,856 hours, 12,975 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Duct
Part number
214T611389
Condition
Blown
Location
Fwd Cargo
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

DESCENT THRU 290 TO 200 F/A REPORTED LOUD RUSHING AIR SOUND AREA OF CLOSET 346 MID-CABIN. FOUND FWD CARGO HEATING DUCT BLOWN BELOW AIR COND MIX CHAMBER. FWD CARGO HEATING MADE INOP AND DEACTIVATED. THIS DUCT IS MISSING 2 FT AND NOT REPAIRABLE. IAD HAS DUCT 214T6113-89 & WILL KEEP AT IAD TO REPAIR DUCT ON RETURN FLT 874-21 OVERNIGHT. REPLACED FWD CARGO HEAT MOST AFT DUCT FROM STA 786 TO 654. REACTIVATED CARGO HEAT VALVE, RAN CARGO HEAT NO LEAKS FOUND. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.