Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
March 30, 2021
Submitted
June 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183AM
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
60285
Aircraft time
19,631 hours, 2,203 cycles
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
2448M48P06
Part serial
PATCS282
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left Engine
Part time
15,690 hours, 1,375 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 AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED MISSING MATERIAL IN FUEL NOZZLES NUMBERS 1, 3, 6, 7, 11, 13 AND 14 DURING THE COMBUSTION SECTION BORESCOPE INSPECTION AT LEFT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION, DETECTING EVIDENCE OF MISSING MATERIAL MORE THAN 0.225" IN FUEL NOZZLES HEAT SHIELD NUMBERS 1, 3, 6, 7, 11, 13 AND 14 AND MISSING MATERIAL BETWEEN 0.20" TO 0.225" IN FUEL NOZZLES HEAT SHIELD NUMBERS 2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 15, 19 AND 22 AT LEFT ENGINE. THE WO´S 7389108, 7389109 AND 7389110 WERE ISSUED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES DETECTED; SO LEFT ENGINE FUEL NOZZLES HEAT SHIELD NUMBERS 1, 3, 6, 7, 11, 13 AND 14 WERE REPLACED IAW DMC-B787-A-G73-11-05-00A-520A/-720A-A; LEFT ENGINE FUEL NOZZLES PADS INSERTS WERE REPAIR AT POSITIONS 1, 6, 7, 11, 13 AND 14 IAW DMC-B787-A-G73-11-05-01A-663A-A; LEFT ENGINE FUEL NOZZLES HEAT SHIELD NUMBERS 2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 15, 19 AND 22 WERE REPLACED IAW DMC-B787-A-G73-11-05-00A-520A/-720A-A; LEFT ENGINE FUEL NOZZLES PADS INSERTS WERE REPAIR AT POSITIONS 2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 15, 19 AND 22 IAW DMC-B787-A-G73-11-05-01A-663A-A; A TEST NUMBER 3 IDLE CHECK - LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G71-00-00-12A-364A-A; THE MISSING MATERIAL BETWEEN 0.15" TO 0.20" IN FUEL NOZZLES HEAT SHIELD NUMBERS 17, 21, 8 AND 9 SHOULD BE REPEAT INSPECTION EVERY 250 CYCLES AT LEFT ENGINE, TESTED CORRECT.

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