Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 12, 2011
Submitted
May 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25072
Aircraft time
69,118 hours, 21,304 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Duct
Condition
Damaged
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

CENTER CABIN AIR DISTRIBUTION DUCT HAS NUMEROUS HOLES AT ROW 5. REPLACED PORTION OF DUCT ASSY BY ROW 5. LEAK CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AND IS IN A COND FOR SAFE FLIGHT. MAIN DISTRIBUTION DUCT IN CEILING ABOVE ROW 5 APPEARS TO HAVE HOLE OR CRACK ON TOP OF DUCT. RMVD CEILING PNLS FROM ROW 5->8 FOR ACCESS TO OVERHEAD DISTRB DUCT, RMVD CTR VENT CHNL FOR DUCT ACCESS, NEED TO CONTINUE DISASSEMBLY. INSTALLED CTR VENT CHNL. REMOVED ABOUT 44 INCHES OFF THE FWD END OF THE DAMAGED RISER DUCT. DUCT ON ORDER OSTF Z6835 AND DAMAGED SECTION ROUTED TO SHOP R40563. FOUND NEW DUCT SECTION. CUT TO FIT SEALED EDGES. NEED TO INSTALL ISOLATERS ON BRACKET AND INSTALL DUCT. INSTALLED NEW OVHD DUCT SECTION STA.790 TO STA.835. SECURED ISOLATORS, LOWER JOINT BRACKETS AND APPLIED JOINT TAPE AND EPOXY. NEEDS NOZZLE DIFFUSERS. RPR'D DUCT ASSY AND INSTALLED. DUCT LEAK CHECK GOOD.