Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 20, 2011
Submitted
March 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26650
Aircraft time
62,222 hours, 22,972 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Fan
Condition
Noisy
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

R RECIRC FAN VERY LOUD MAKING COCKPIT COMM DIFFICULT. ACP CHRONIC REVIEW TRIED TO CLEAN DUCTS ON LEFT SIDE OF FLT DECK, NO HELP. CHECK VALVES CHECK GOOD NEEDS MULTI SHIFT SLOT FOR DUCT CLEAN. REPLACED RIGHT RECIRC. FILTER PER MM. CLEANED LT FLEX DUCT AND SECURED. NEED TO DISCONNECT RT FLEX DUCT AND CLEAN. CLEANED RT DIFFUSER PLATE. PERFORMED OP CHECK. DB LEVEL 72 WITH AN INCREASE TO 74 WITH RT RECIRC FAN ON. ALL ITEMS ACCOMPLISHED ASSIGNED TO DF0659. CLOSE UP ACCOMPLISHED ON PTT 2222008 AND PTT 2222009.