Service difficulty report · Drain · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 6, 2013
Submitted
October 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26930
Aircraft time
724,410 hours, 12,894 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Drain
Condition
Blocked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

NR 1 ENG WEEP TUBE IS CLOGGED HAS NUT STUCK IN END OF TUBE. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION IAW EC4141-1 FOUND TUBE BLOCKED. IAW MM 72-00-88 PG628 STEP 4 TUBE TO BE CLEARED WITHIN 100 CYCLES OR ENGINE REPLACED.