Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 28, 2007
Submitted
March 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26713
Aircraft time
45,589 hours, 15,975 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

RT OUTER CYLINDER HAS CORROSION. [SUP 05-18-07] RT OUTER CYLINDER CORROSION HAS BEEN REMOVED. SHOP CONTINUES TO BLEND FURTHER CRACK INDICATIONS. INSTALLED RT MLG SHOCK STRUT INNER CYLINDER AND RT MLG SHOCK STRUT. FOUND RUSTY WATER AND SLUDGE ABOVE SCRAPER. SCRAPER WAS FOUND UPSIDE DOWN. ALSO FOUND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ABOVE GLAND NUT THREAD ON OUTR CYLINDER. REPLACED GLAND NUT WITH NEW PART.