Service difficulty report · Shaft · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
March 20, 2007
Submitted
March 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78017
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
31679
Aircraft time
24,492 hours, 2,685 cycles
Engine
Ge GE9090B
Engine time
37,046 hours, 4,255 cycles
Part
Shaft
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine Fan
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT 160 KNOTS DUE TO NR 2 ENGINE FAILURE. N1 WENT FROM 104 PERCENT TO 34 PERCENT. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE NR 2 ENGINE REVEALED METAL IN THE TAILPIPE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF INGESTION OR BLADE DAMAGE ON THE INLET AREA AND THE ENGINE CASE AND COWL WERE NOT DAMAGED. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. [07-25-07] A BOROSCOPE OF THE ENGINE FOUND THE FAN MID SHAFT(FMS) SEPARATED IN THE AXIAL ZONE IN LINE WITH THE HPC STAGE 3 DISK. INVESTIGATION BY ENGINEERING AND GE CONCLUDED THAT AN OMNI SEAL WAS NOT INSTALLED DURING ENGINE BUILDUP AND THAT THIS CAUSED ACCELERATED CORROSION OF THE FMS AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE.