Service difficulty report · Deflector · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
April 12, 2020
Submitted
June 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438AM
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
43862
Aircraft time
15,155 hours, 1,680 cycles
Engine
Ge GENX1B54
Part
Deflector
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
15,155 hours, 1,680 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE PROGRAM 600 FC CHECK, IT WAS FOUND TWO AXIAL CRACKS WITH 0.268" AND 0.263", SPACED AT 0.305" BETWEEN CRACKS, LOCATED ON CUP 22 DOME DEFLECTOR OF LEFT ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. PERMITTED FOR 100 FC FOR A ONE TIME RECOMMENDATION AS PER ENGINE MANUFACTURE DEPARTURE RECOMMENDATION 01189731 REVISION 0. THE BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF COMBUSTION CHAMBER DEFLECTOR CUP 22 WAS PERFORMED, DETECTING CRACKS OF 2 AXIAL AND 1 RADIAL, CONTINUING ON SAME CONDITIONS AND ENGINE MANUFACTURE DEPARTURE RECOMMENDATION 01189731 REVISION 0, ALLOW THE LEFT ENGINE OPERATION IAW AMM B787-A-G72-00-00-07B-280C-A. IN REFERENCE TO GE ENGINE MANUFACTURE DEPARTURE RECOMMENDATION 01189731 REVISION 0, ENGINE MANUFACTURE ACCEPT THE LEFT ENGINE AS SERVICEABLE FOR MAXIMUM OF 100 CYCLES FROM MOST RECENT PAST INSPECTION, ALL CORRECT.

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