Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
February 26, 2020
Submitted
June 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183AM
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
60285
Aircraft time
27,178 hours, 3,136 cycles
Engine
Ge GENX1B54
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
2448M48P03
Part serial
PAT6259N
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
16,308 hours, 1,818 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 OVERNIGHT CHECK, IN BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS DETECTED A MISSING MATERIAL AT HEAT SHIELD 3RD ROW OF COOLING HOLES. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION DETECTING A MISSING MATERIAL AT RIGHT ENGINE HEAT SHIELD 3RD ROW OF COOLING HOLES OUT OF LIMITS. THE FUEL NOZZLES WITH MISSING MATERIAL HEAT SHIELD, POSITION 7, 9,11 AND 12 WERE REPLACED IAW DMC-B787-A-G73-11-05-00A-520A-A AND DMC-B787-A-G73-11-05-00A-520A-A, TESTED CORRECT.

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