Service difficulty report · Ring · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
August 24, 2019
Submitted
October 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35311
Aircraft time
25,280 hours, 2,929 cycles
Part
Ring
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Left Engine
Part time
17,090 hours, 2,022 cycles
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

DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, IN BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE WAS DETECTED A THE PISTON RING OUT OF POSITION ON TWO DIFFERENT ZONES BETWEEN THE OGV`S AND BLADES OF 10TH STAGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR, DUE TO THIS CONDITION THE ENGINE IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM DMC B787-A-G71-00-00-10B-520A-A/720A-A AND SB 72-0348 AND THERE WERE FOUND SEVERAL BLADES AND OGV`S OF HPC 10TH STAGE WITH MISSING MATERIAL, NICKS AND DENTS ON TRAILING EDGES; SO THE LEFT ENGINE P/N GENX1B70CP2G01 WITH S/N 956321 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM DMC B787-A-G71-00-00-10B-520A-A/720A-A, TESTED CORRECT.

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