SDR 2022F00070

Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
December 1, 2021
Submitted
January 11, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
44426
Aircraft time
17,956 hours, 2,133 cycles
Engine
Ge GENX2B67B
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
6100005E05
Part serial
PSDKA840
Condition
None
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MISSING MATERIAL ON RIGHT ENGINE FUEL NOZZLES CUPS, DURING THE OVERNIGHT AT MEX STATION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 1000FC-M2 CHECK, IT WAS REQUIRED A RIGHT ENGINE BORESCOPE INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED THE RIGHT ENGINE BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE STAGE BLADE HPC, DETECTING MISSING MATERIAL OF 0.20" TO 0.225" ON FUEL NOZZLES CUPS; THIS CONDITION WAS WITHIN OPERATION LIMITS OF 25 FLIGHT CYCLES IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G72-00-00-07B-280C-A, AT POSITIONS 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 AND 21; SO THE FUEL NOZZLES NUMBERS 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15, 18, 19, 20 AND 21 WERE REPLACED IAW DMC-B787-A-G73-11-05-00A-520A-A AND DMC-B787-A-G73-11-05-00A-720A-A; POWER PLANT TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G71-00-09A-A, TESTED CORRECT.

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