Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 17, 2012
Submitted
September 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N228UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30556
Aircraft time
45,690 hours, 5,553 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Duct
Condition
Broken
Location
Apu
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

FLEXIBLE DUCT OF THE APU SURGE DUCT ASSY FOUND WITH BELLOWS BROKEN OFF. REPLACED FLEX DUCT