Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 21, 2013
Submitted
February 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24978
Aircraft time
76,342 hours, 22,934 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Duct
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cabin
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

AIR DUCT OVERHEAD ROW 3 AISLE VERY LOUD WITH PACKS ON ALSO WITH EXTERNAL AIR. AT CTR DIST DUCT LOUVER PRODUCTION BREAK, AIR NOISE IS LOUDER THAN NORMAL. THE DUCT IS SECURE AND THERE IS NO STRUCTURAL ISSUE. THE METAL CLIP THAT COVERS THE PRODUCTION JOINT DOES NOT PROVIDE A COMPLETE SEAL. TAPED OVER THE PRODUCTION JOINT AS VIEWED FROM THE CABIN AS A INTERIM REPAIR. AIRFLOW IS WELL WITHIN NORMAL RANGE.