Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 16, 2025
Submitted
February 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30550
Aircraft time
93,077 hours, 11,089 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Engine time
94,526 hours, 12,550 cycles
Part
Sleeve
Condition
Damaged
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

PDA 1 DURING ETOPS PDSC IN DUB, DAMAGE TO LH ENGINE OUTBOARD T/R SLEEVE OBSERVED. MISSING MATERIAL ON TRAILING EDGE OF SLEEVE FROM 8 O?CLOCK TO 9 O?CLOCK OBSERVED DIMENSIONS ARE 27.5 INCHES TOP TO BOTTOM AND 15.5 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE TO END OF DAMAGED AREA. PDA CATEGORY 1 IAW GMM 02-30-95. PHOTOS ADDED PHOTO ADDED SDR ADDED