Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
May 21, 2014
Submitted
May 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29254
Aircraft time
64,400 hours, 10,233 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIR TURN BACK, EXPERIENCED LOUD BANGING NOISE SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL400. INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 1 PACK FWD & AFT RAM AIR DOORS DAMAGED. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND 2 CRACKS TO THE RAM AIR INLET DUCT MEASURING 0.375 INCH LONG. TIME LIMITED REPAIR TO THE DUCT ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G-0. EO 4421A096 PART 1 DOCUMENTS THE REPAIR.

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