Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
April 9, 2019
Submitted
April 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78003
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
27579
Aircraft time
100,652 hours, 10,027 cycles
Engine
Ge GE9090B
Engine time
76,063 hours, 7,565 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

L ENG INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN AND AIR RETURN BACK TO PVG DUE TO OIL PRESSURE INDICATION (ENGINE) AMBER LEFT ENGINE DUE TO TRF BALANCE TUBE FOUND BROKEN AND DAMAGE TO THE CVT REPLACE ESN 900272 PRIOR TO NEXT FLIGH.ENGINE HAS BEEM REMOVED PER JOB CARD 25-7100-0911. THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE WAS INSTALLED PER WC 25-7100-1-0912. BY CHINA EASTERN. REQUIRED LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS,