Service difficulty report · Duct Assembly · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
April 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AU
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22196
Part
Duct Assembly
Part number
16J081
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Eng
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SJU - FL 1970 - AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED A PNEUMATIC LEAK ON THE LEFT ENGINE (EICAS MESSAGE - 'L ENG OVHT'). FLIGHT RETURNED TO SJU. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED A BLEED PROBLEM AND TIGHTENED A CLAMP ON THE LEFT ENGINE DUCTING. FLIGHT TOOK OFF AND RETURNED A SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE EXPANSION JOINT CRACKED AND REPLACED IT. (M)