Service difficulty report · Combust Chamber · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
July 8, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703AM
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
27203
Aircraft time
28,206 hours, 24,813 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
31,335 hours, 11,723 cycles
Part
Combust Chamber
Part number
PW2037
Part serial
726736
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
31,335 hours, 11,723 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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

DURING LT ENGINE BOROSCOPIC INSPECTION, DETECTED COMBUSTION CHAMBER DAMAGED WITH 2 AXIAL CRACKS INTERSECTED WITH CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK OUT LIMITS. LT ENGINE REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 71-00-02 AND MM 71-00-00, RESPECTIVELY. ALL CORRECT.

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