Service difficulty report · Bellows · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
June 29, 2025
Submitted
July 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17105
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27295
Aircraft time
112,464 hours, 26,375 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4B3
Part
Bellows
Part number
777283
Condition
Torn
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
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 OVHT EICAS. EXTINGUISHED AT 1.30 EPR. PILOTS VERBALLY REPORTED,AT CRUISE, EICAS MESSAGE ALERT.THOTTLE MOVED TO IDLE EICAS GOES AWAY. RETURNED WHEN THROTTLE WAS MOVED JUST ABOVE IDLE. FOUND RIP IN PRECOOLER BELLOWS, FOUND FIRE ELEMENT IN CONTACT WITH SUPPORT BRACKET, REPOSITIONED SAME. WRAPPED IN ALUMINUM FOIL FOR RUN TEST REMOVED AND REPLACED TORN #1 ENG PRECOOLER BELLOWS. REF CMM 36-10-01. REF IPC 78-31-20-04. ACCOMPISHED RUN OF #1 ENGINE AT MAX BLEED PRESSURE. NO FAULTS NOTED. FOIL ON BLEED DUCTS NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED AND REMOVED. REMOVED FOIL AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS NO LEAKS NOTED.