Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
April 8, 2009
Submitted
April 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1612T
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
30575
Aircraft time
37,047 hours, 5,197 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Engine time
40,103 hours, 7,869 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROX 40 KTS FELT SHUTTER AND ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THROTTLES PULLED BACK AND TAKEOFF ABORTED. LT ENG LEAKING FUEL FROM COWLING. LT ENG SHUT ITSELF DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND FOHE BAD. AFT SECTION OF HEAT EXCH WELD FAILED/5IN DIA DISC BLOWN OFF BACK. MAINTENANCE IN PROGRESS. FOUND LT ENG FUEL/OIL HEAT EXCHANGER LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED HEAT EXCHANGER PER M/M NEEDS LEAK CK 475905. PERFORMED ENG STALL SURGE INSP PER FIM 71-05-00 THRU BLOCK 3 631428. PERFORMED LEAK CK AND ENGINE RUN.