Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 13, 2010
Submitted
July 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25277
Aircraft time
60,345 hours, 22,492 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Duct
Part number
1705017
Condition
Damaged
Location
Seat Row 13
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

LOUD NOISE AND TURBULENT SOUNDING AIR FLOW COMING FROM THE CEILING PANEL AND VIDEO MONITOR AT SEAT ROW 13. FIBERGLASS INSULATION DEBRIS NOTICED IN AREA. REMOVED CEILING PANELS AND FOUND OVERHEAD DUCT AT ROW 10 HAS ABOUT 6 INCH HOLE IN TOP SIDE OF DUCT. HOLE IS APPROX MID OF RIGHT SIDE TOP. REPAIRED DUCT LEAK AND ACCMP'D THE OVERHEAD DUCT COA. NO LEAKS NOTED.