SDR 05290701

Service difficulty report · Liner · Boeing 767238

Difficulty date
May 25, 2007
Submitted
May 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N251MY
Make and model
Boeing 767238
Aircraft serial
23280
Aircraft time
28,456 hours, 9,722 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4E
Engine time
18,144 hours, 5,708 cycles
Part
Liner
Part number
791741
Condition
Departed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
18,144 hours, 5,708 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF FROM EGSS EN ROUTE TO KIAD MUCH OF THE FAN EXIT OUTER CASE LINER SEGMENT AFT OF THE FAN EXIT GUIDE VANES SEPARATED FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE ESN 716801. THE BRITISH AIRPORT AUTHORITY NOTIFIED MAXJET MAINTENANCE THAT THE DEPARTED LINER HAD BEEN FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AND THAT IT IS POSSIBLY FROM ONE OF MAXJETS AIRCRAFT AS MAXJET WAS THE LAST TO USE THE RUNWAY. THE NOTIFICATION FROM BAA OCCURED HALFWAY INTO THE 8.0 HR FLIGHT. A P/N ON THE UNIT REVEALED THAT THE PART WAS FROM A JT9 ENGINE AND THAT IT WAS A LINER SEGMENT. MAXJET CONTACTED BOTH MAXJET AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE AND ADVISED BOTH NOT TO USE THRUST REVERSERS ON LANDING AND WERE ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY ABNORMAL INDICATIONS, THE CREWS REPORTED THAT ALL