Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
February 27, 2018
Submitted
March 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
37165
Aircraft time
11,782 hours, 1,359 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
2550M15P02
Part serial
WYGF0532
Condition
Leaking
Location
Right Engine
Part time
11,772 hours, 1,358 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A FUEL LEAK WAS DETECTED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED REVISION, DETECTING FUEL LEAK THROUGH OF RIGHT ENGINE MAIN FUEL / OIL HEAT EXCHANGER; SO THE RIGHT HEAT EXCHANGER WAS REPLACED IAW AMM DMC B787-A-G79-21-01-00A-520A-A AND -720A-A AND OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM B787-A-G71-00-00-09A-950A-A, ALL CORRECT.

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