Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 16, 2011
Submitted
April 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25396
Aircraft time
73,461 hours, 21,221 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1942722
Part serial
32258
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ac Pack
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT PACK SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER IS CRACKED OPEN ON TOP SIDE. ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER PER MM. REPLACED PRI & SEC HEAT XCH PER AMM DUE TO CRACKED HEAT XCHG. RAN RT PACK, OPS CHK NORMAL