Boeing released Service lower than 1015, that has not
Letter (757-SL-35-021) in already upgraded from the April 2010, recommending one-piece HP2 to the two- that the HP2 and HP6 duct piece configuration, would flexible joints installed on all benefit from the upgrade. 757 airplanes equipped with Rolls Royce RB211-535C When removing HP2 and RB211-535E4 Series ducts for overhaul, Boeing Duct engines be repaired or recommends that operators Assembly replaced between 10,000 to modify any one-piece HP2 12,000 flight hours. ducts to the two-piece configuration to make Replacement of the HP2 it easier to remove the Elbow duct is difficult with the HP2 duct with the engine engine installed, due to the installed. According to inaccessibility of the 11 bolts operators, the replacement One-Piece HP2 Duct Assembly Two-Piece HP2 Duct Assembly that attach the HP2 duct time for the one-piece HP2 Boeing P/N 312N5306-1 to the engine compressor. Duct and the HP6 Duct can Eaton P/N 14J98-1 Duct Assembly Access to the bolts is by 24 man hours per engine. Boeing P/N 312N5306-20 Eaton P/N 14J98-2 blocked by the fan stream Boeing estimates it will splitter fairing installed require only 3 man hours per Elbow around the HP2 duct. engine to replace the HP2 Boeing P/N 312N5306-18 To encourage operators and HP6 Ducts on airplanes Eaton P/N 22J4-1 to adopt an overhaul fitted with the two-piece program for the HP2/HP6 HP2 Duct. ducts, Boeing developed a modification that added one The one-piece HP2 ducts additional joint to the HP2 (Boeing P/N 312N5306-1) duct to make it a two-piece can be modified to the two- duct. The additional joint piece configuration (Boeing makes it easier to remove P/N 312N5306-20 and the HP2 duct section with 312N5306-18) per Boeing the flexible slide joint by Service Bulletins (SB) 757- removing two clamps (one 36-0028, dated 20 June on each side of the flexible 2002 and (SB) 757-36-0029, slide joint), rather than dated 27 June 2002. having to remove the 11 bolts that attach the duct The two-piece HP2 Duct to the engine compressor Assembly is made from a case. The two-piece HP2 one-piece HP2 assembly. duct was introduced in The one piece unit is cut into production beginning with two pieces, trimmed and Line Number 1015, which a flange is added on each was delivered in June 2002. piece. Reference Boeing Any 757 aircraft still in Service Bulletins service with a line number 75-36-0028 and 757-36-0029 for installation instructions. Eaton Aerospace Group Fluid & Electrical Distribution Division 90 Clary Connector Copyright 2013 Eaton Eastanollee, Georgia 30538 USA All Rights Reserved Phone: (706) 779-3351 Copying or Editing is Forbidden Fax: (706) 779-2638 Form No. DS100-49A www.eaton.com/aerospace March 2013