Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 22, 2011
Submitted
April 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25277
Aircraft time
62,569 hours, 23,322 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Filter
Part number
P196698
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
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

FLT DECK NOISE. DUE TO CHRONIC FLT DECK NOISE ISSUES WITH REPORTS OF BLOCKAGE IN THE CABIN OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION DUCTS AND THE CABIN SIDEWALL OUTLETS NEED TO ACP THE FOLLOWING: CLEAN THE CABIN OVERHEAD DUCTS. CLEAN THE CABIN SIDEWALL OUTLETS, VALIDATE SIDEWALL OUTLETS ARE CLEAN WITH VIDEO PROBE. TAKE NOISE AND AIRFLOW LEVEL CKS REF SVC TIP BEFORE AND AFTER CLEANING (AIRFLOW METER 056-1535, SOUND METER 056-0698). AFTER CLEANING WITH PACKS ON & BOTH RECIRC FANS ON CK FOR PROPER AIRFLOW AT ENTIRE OVERHEAD DUCT RUN & ALL SIDEWALL OUTLETS. CLEANED DIRTY SIDEWALLS ROW 32, 33, 34. PICS ON RVMS SITE. DBS BEFORE 71 AND 73, AFTER CLN AND EE FILTER CHANGE (170-3699) DBS 70 WITH LT AND 71 WITH BOTH FANS ON. EVERYTHING ELSE ON DUCTS CLEAN. DBS VERY LOW IN FLT DECK.