Service difficulty report · Spinner · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 9, 2007
Submitted
July 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26908
Aircraft time
35,100 hours, 4,231 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Engine time
38,795 hours, 4,415 cycles
Part
Spinner
Part number
51A045002
Part serial
CCAXAA0897
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Fan
Part time
25,547 hours, 3,304 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS ON CLIMBOUT HEARD BANG FROM NR 2 ENGINE. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS FLUCTUATED, FLT ATTENDANTS REPORTED BANG, CREW REPORTED ENG2 VIB INDICATION AT 5.0 BUT NOT FELT. THE FAN SPINNER CONE HAD DELAMINATION AT THE TRAILING EDGE (T/E) SKIRT, WITH MULTIPLE KEVLAR AREAS UNRAVELED. AREAS AT THE T/E SHOWED BOTH SIGNS OF DISBONDING, AS WELL AS AREAS WHERE RESIN WAS EITHER ABSENT OR COMPROMISED. SEVERAL INTACT AREAS FAILED THE "TAP" TEST. BLACKLIGHT INSPECTION SHOWED NO SIGN OF BIRD REMAINS. THIS SPINNER CONE HAD BEEN MODIFIED PER SB PW4ENG 72-629. THIS SB ADDS ADDITIONAL PLIES AT THE REARMOST PORTION OF THE INLET CONE TO PRECLUDE T/E DELAMINATION. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MODIFICATION WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED PROPER