Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 19, 2010
Submitted
August 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28811
Aircraft time
46,484 hours, 5,668 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
L7192359
Part serial
936
Condition
Cracked
Location
Position 3
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

REF DF 747, REMOVED HEAT EXCHANGER NEW IN AREA READY FOR INSTALLATION. INSTALLED NEW SEPARATOR ASSY. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO VIBRATION NOTED. REOPENED BY OPBLM ON 17AUG10 DUE TO FOUND PRI HEAT EXCHANGER CRACKED. NR 3 PACK HEAT EXCHANGER INSTALLATION COMPLETED IAW MM.