Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 19, 2011
Submitted
September 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26932
Aircraft time
63,580 hours, 11,669 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Duct
Condition
Clogged
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

FLIGHT DECK AIR TEMPERATURE IS TOO HOT, NO AIRFLOW ON GROUND. SAMC TEXT: WITH CABIN TEMP IN MANUAL COLD, LOW AIR FLOW FROM ALL OUTLETS, IT TOOK 2 HRS TO COOL THE FLT DECK, PER CREW. PLZ CHK FLT DECK DUCTING FOR ANY BLOCKAGE. CHECKED FLOW IN LEFT TUNNEL BEFORE DUCT SPLIT, FOUND FLOW LOW. CHECKED BOTH MUFFLERS, BOTH CLEAR. FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AT 1ST FLT DECK SUPPLY DUCT ORIFICE AT STA 525. REMOVED DEBRIS, FLIGHT DECK AIRFLOW RETURNED TO NORMAL. ** NEED TO CANCEL LM1429.