Service difficulty report · Orifice · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 3, 2011
Submitted
January 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26941
Aircraft time
63,119 hours, 11,283 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Orifice
Condition
Clogged
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
C
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 TEMPERTURE CONTROL INOPERATIVE IN AUTOMATIC. WILD TEMPERTURE FLUCTUATIONS. FOUND LOW EXHAUST FROM BOTH GALLEY VENT FANS, CHECKED & FOUND BOTH ORIFICES CLOGGED AFT OF FANS, CLEANED ORIFICES EXHAUST CHECKED GOOD & FELT AIRFLOW OVER ALL CABIN TEMP SENSORS. ALSO FOUND ORIFICE CLOGGED JUST AFT OF FLT DECK FOR TEMPERTURE SENSOR DUCT. CLEANED ORIFICE AIR FLOW GOOD, ALSO CHECKED BS 500 ORIFICE IN FWD PIT & FOUND CLEAN. REPLACED FLT DECK TRIM AIR MOD VALVE PRECAUTIONARY, ALL TEST GOOD IN MAT.