Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 757*

Difficulty date
July 21, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 757*
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Fairing
Part number
UL16113
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
52,914 hours, 23,104 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SPINNER FAIRING FAILURE ON THE T/O ROLL. PILOT ADVISED BY TOWER OF SPARKS AND FLAMES FROM JET PIPE AS REPORTED BY ANOTHER A/C & THE TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED. SPINNER FAIRING IS OF THE OLD FABRICATED SHORT FAIRING STANDARD & FAIRING UNZIPPED ABOUT 40 PERCENT AROUND STITCH WELD DUE TO A CRACK WHICH PROPAGATED REARWARDS FROM ONE OF THE BOLT H OLES. CRACKING OF THE SPINNER FAIRING IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH WAS MANAGED BY ROUTINE INSPECTIONS FOR CRACKING. NMSB 72-C322 CALL FOR REPETITIVE INSPECTION OF THE NOSE CONE FAIRING FOR CRACK. THE ENGINE HAS SUFFERED EXTENSIVE FAN BLADE AND ATTRITION LINER DAMAGE. THE FAILURE WAS FULLY CONTAINED AND THE UNZIPPED MATERIAL SEEMS TO HAVE GONE DOWN THE BY-PA