Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
July 27, 2001
Submitted
August 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N144DA
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
27584
Aircraft time
7,494 hours, 3,588 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
18,844 hours, 3,336 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Part number
1A6473
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 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

THE MAIN ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR BOSS SLOTS (3 EA) HAD BEGUN TO FAIL (CRACK) AT THE WEAKEST AREA OF THE BOSS. REPLACED THE BOSS AND DETECTOR