Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 18, 2011
Submitted
March 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
52,718 hours, 14,708 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Duct
Condition
Dirty
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

RT RECIRC FAN VERY NOISY MUST TURN OFF TO HAVE NORMAL COCKPIT COMMUNICATION. ACCOMPLISHED STEP 6 OF MM, TEST FAILED. RECORDED 4660 FPM AND 400 CFM. UPPER LIMIT OF TEST IS 3430 FPM & 375 CFM, SUGGESTING A RESTRICTION IN CABIN DISTRIBUTION CAUSING EXCESS FLOW TO FLIGHT DECK. A WALK THROUGH CABIN WITH BOTH PACKS & RECIRC FANS ON 108854 SHOWS POSSIBLE RESTRICTION IN O-H DUCT AT MONITOR ROW 10 & ROW 15. ASSERTIVE FLOW BETWEEN TWO & NOTICEABLY LESS FWD OF 10 & AFT OF 15. CLEANED OVERHEAD VENTS. AIR FLOWS BETTER BUT NOT AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD. CLEANED OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION DUCT PER MT. CHANGED FLIGHT DECK FILTER DECIBEL WITHIN LIMITS, FLOW READING WITHIN LIMITS. FLIGHT DECK QUIET.