Service difficulty report · Tr Hinge Fitting · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
December 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913AW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22207
Part
Tr Hinge Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, J, M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK CLIMBING THROUGH FL 13, RT ENG OVERHEAT MESSAGE ACCOMPANIED BY VIBRATION. ENG THRUST WAS REDUCED BUT NOT SHUTDOWN. PROBLEM NOT EVIDENT AT REDUCED THRUST. NO EVENT TAKEN AND NO AUTO EVENT ON EICAS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG HP2 DUCT AT ENGINE TO PYLON, LEAK CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG HP6 DUCT AT ENG TO PYLON, LEAK CHECKED GOOD. BORESCOPED AREAS IAW I5B72607, NO FAULT FOUND. CHECKED PRESSURE AND SCAVENGE SCREENS FOR METAL, NO METAL FOUND. PERFORMED ENG RUN, LEAK CHECK GOOD. VIBRATION CAUSED BY T/R HINGE FITTING CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER EO 545102.