Service difficulty report · Gasket · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 4, 2013
Submitted
September 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30222
Aircraft time
52,985 hours, 6,425 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Gasket
Condition
Faulty
Location
Egt Thermocouple
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER 6.5 HRS OF FLIGHT R EGT WENT BLANK IN DESCENT AT 16000. CARRIED OUT INSPECTION OF ALL FOUR THERMOCOUPLES & ASSOCIATED HARNESS. NO FAULTS NOTED & ALL CONNECTIONS SECURE. REPLACED THERMOCOUPLE GASKET AT 8 O'CLOCK POSITION. CARRIED OUT ENGINE RUN & ALL INDICATIONS NORMALLY.