Service difficulty report · Diffuser · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 28, 2011
Submitted
January 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26698
Aircraft time
59,424 hours, 20,871 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Diffuser
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Air
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

CABIN RECIRCULATION AIR ROW 28 AND AFT IS NON EXISTENT. RT RECIRC FAN RECYCLED AND OPERATING. CHECKED AREA IAW MM FOR RESTRICTOR PROBLEMS. NO AIR FLOW FROM OVERHEAD DIFFUSER DUCT FROM ROW 25 TO 34. GASPER AIR FLOW IS GOOD IN SAME AREA. SUSPECT BLOCKAGE IN THE DIFFUSER DUCT CHANNEL. NO DAMAGE TO DUCT NOTED. REMOVED CTR DIFFUSER FROM ROW 25 TO AFT OF PLANE AND CLEANED. REINSTALLED DIFFUSER. AIRFLOW CHECKED GOOD.