Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
April 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23568
Aircraft time
94,827 hours, 34,031 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Engine time
74,376 hours, 28,169 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
312N53217
Part serial
01841470
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
47,602 hours, 13,435 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 47, EN ROUTE. FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A LEFT ENGINE OVERHEAT DURING CRUISE. PULLED ENGINE BACK TO HALF POWER, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED AT DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE HP 6 DUCT LEAKING. REPLACED THE DUCT. SHOP FOUND DUCT LEAKING AT SLIDER. SPHERICAL SEAL ASSY , PISTON RING, AND GUIDE RINGS CHIPPED AND CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS. PARTS REPLACED WITH NEW. DUCT ASSY WAS REPAIRED AND OVERHAULED.

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