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
1942704
Part serial
1101867
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ac Pack
Stage of operation
NR
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

PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER IS DAMAGED AT INTAKE DUCT, HAS DENT POSSIBLE CRACK. THE COOLING FINS HAVE HEAT DAMAGE & EXFOLIATION. SOME FINS APPEAR TO BE WELDED TOGETHER. 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