Service difficulty report · Guide Vane · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
January 29, 2016
Submitted
February 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
30340
Aircraft time
52,781 hours, 14,020 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Guide Vane
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

RT ENGINE EXHAUST GUIDE VANES APPEAR BADLY CORRODED, RUSTY. PERFORMED GVI OF RT ENGINE EXHAUST EXIT GUIDE VANES. NO TROUBLE FOUND AND NO DAMAGE NOTED ON GUIDE VANES. REF AMM 78-11 & 72-33.