Service difficulty report · Seal Plate

Difficulty date
June 24, 2024
Submitted
June 24, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Rroyce TRENT1000G
Part
Seal Plate
Part number
FW56824
Condition
Missing
Location
Engine
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

LOT POLISH AIRLINES (ESN 10094) IS CURRENTLY IN ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINE OVERHAUL SERVICES (RR EOS – DERBY) FOR SHOP VISIT. DURING THE MODULE 41 (HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE MODULE) DISASSEMBLY, RR EOS FOUND OUT THAT 22-OFF SEALING PLATES (P/N: FW56824) WERE MISSING FROM THE ASSEMBLY. THE ENGINE’S PREVIOUS SHOP VISIT WAS IN SAESL IN 2020. RR EOS HAS RAISED MOR WITH REGARDS TO THE OCCURRENCES. SAESL IS RAISING VOLUNTARY REPORTING TO FAA AS A FOLLOW UP ON THE MOR REPORTED BY RR EOS. THE MORS WERE RAISED AFTER 96 HOURS AS RR EOS HAS ALREADY REPORTED THE OCCURRENCES TO AUTHORITY PREVIOUSLY. THE CONTAINMENT AND INVESTIGATION FOR THIS OCCURRENCES ARE IN-PROGRESS. PIR 2024/131 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION TRACKING PURPOSES. SAESL WILL SUBSEQUENTLY UPDATE EASA ON THE INVESTIGATION RESULT THROUGH THE REVISION OF THE MOR AT LATER DATE. OEM ROLLS-ROYCE HAS BEEN INFORMED.