Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 11, 2010
Submitted
August 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N542UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25276
Aircraft time
62,855 hours, 23,145 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Duct
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

F/D TEMP CONTROL ISSUE, RTFL. FOUND A MIX MANIFOLD FLOW STRAIGHTENER FIN LODGED IN THE FLIGHT DECK SUPPLY DUCT APPROX 21 INCHES DOWNSTREAM OF THE DUCT SPLIT, LT PACK TO MIX MANIFOLD. FIN WAS ACROSS THE DUCT BLOCKING APPROX 80 PERCENT. REMOVED FIN, OPERATED BOTH PACKS AND MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN FLOW OBSERVED IN FLIGHTDECK VS YESTERDAY WHERE FLOW WAS NONE. SATISFACTORY COOLING WAS OTBD SERVED. IN FLIGHT DECK.