Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 31, 2002
Submitted
April 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26945
Aircraft time
22,626 hours, 4,391 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
21,019 hours, 4,208 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Part time
8,084 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENG TORCHING ON START DURING GROUND MAINT TEST RUN. SEVERAL COMPOSITE PANELS LT WING T/E BOTTOM OF WING JUST AFT AND TO BOTH SIDES ON NR 1 ENG HAVE HEAT DAMAGE. FUEL METERING UNIT (FMU) WAS REPLACED, COULD NOT FIND FAULT WITH UNIT. FMU PASSED AS-RECEIVED TEST. NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS FOUND, ALL PARTS AND ALL PACKINGS/RINGS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH LITTLE OR NO WEAR. THE SEALING SURFACES OF THE FMU MPSOV AND ITS MATING SURFACE IN THE HOUSING HAD NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE CAUSE OF TORCHING IS UNKNOWN.