Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
April 8, 2008
Submitted
April 9, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
27582
Aircraft time
56,917 hours, 8,476 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
63,974 hours, 11,908 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

METAL FOUND ON THE NR 2 ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR. DURING INVESTIGATION FOUND TO BE METAL FROM GEARBOX. WILL REPLACE NR 2 ENG.