Service difficulty report · Tire · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
January 17, 2010
Submitted
January 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N688GX
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22688
Aircraft time
59,561 hours, 23,175 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Tire
Part number
31428
Part serial
21282128
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF, EXCESSIVE N1 VIBRATIONS ON LT ENGINE, RETARDED THRUST LEVER TO IDLE ALL ENG PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS, ON POST FLIGHT FOUND LT REAR INNER TIRE CAP MISSING WITH EXCESSIVE DAMAGE. R & R NR 6 TIRE IAW MM 32-45-01, ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE INSP OF 1P COMPRESSOR STAGES 1 THROUGH 6, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 72-00-00, REMOVED AND REPLACED, NR 1 ENGINE FAN BLADE RUB STRIP IAW ENGINE MANUAL 72-34-14.