Service difficulty report · Pa System · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
March 11, 2011
Submitted
March 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25224
Aircraft time
83,503 hours, 10,072 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Pa System
Condition
Noisy
Location
Fuselage
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

HIGH PITCH NOISE AT 4L AND 4R. CHECKED DOOR SEAL AND DOOR SILL AT 4L AND 4R. NO ABNORMALITY FOUND. CHECKED FUSELAGE AROUND DOOR 4L AND 4R AREA FROM EXTERNAL. FOUND NORMAL. CHECKED NOISE WITH ALL 3 PACKS ON AND REC FANS ON. NO ABNORMAL NOISE. DUE TO REPEAT SPEAKER SQUEAL REPORTED AT DOOR 3 AREA REPLACE IOEU 2-2-13. REF ACCESS LOCATOR MANUAL CONFIG LAYOUT, IOEU 2-2-13 IS LOCATED CENTERLINE NEAR ROW 34. NEED PCN 580-0679, REPLACE PER MM. LOAD CONFIGURATION DATABASE AND TEST PER MM. OPERATE SPEAKERS WITH CABIN LIGHTING SET TO MULTIPLE LEVELS OF INTENSITY, PREVIOUS REPORTS INDICATED CABIN LIGHTING AFFECTED NOISE LEVEL. REPLACED 2-2-13 AT ROW 34. RELOADED ACCESS. OP CHECK OK. NO PA STATIC NOISE WITH VARYING CABIN LIGHTING LEVELS.