Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 2, 2004
Submitted
December 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26940
Aircraft time
34,448 hours, 6,609 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
135W13212
Condition
Sheared
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
34,441 hours, 6,608 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FORWARD CARGO DOOR, AFT TORQUE TUBE CRACKED. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE THE FAILURE IS PROBABLY DUE TO FATIGUE LOADING IN THE TORQUE TUBE SKIN. AFTER REPEATED OPENING AND CLOSING, A CRACK APPEARED IN THE SKIN AT THE END ATTACHING FASTENER. REPLACED THE TORQUE TUBE.