Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 777232LR

Difficulty date
November 25, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N706DN
Make and model
Boeing 777232LR
Aircraft serial
30440
Aircraft time
2,693 hours, 238 cycles
Engine
Ge GE90110B1
Engine time
2,755 hours, 243 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
2165M22P01
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON ARRIVAL FLT CREW REPORTED A FUEL IMBALANCE DURING FLIGHT. MTC NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGE FROM NR 1 ENG. FOUND THE VSV MUSCLE SUPPLY LINE CRACKED IN THE FLEXIBLE PORTION ON THE RT UPPER AREA WHERE IT PLUGS INTO THE RT 2.5 BLEED VLV. REMOVED LINE AWAITING SAME FROM ATL. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT LINE, NEED ENG RUN FOR LEAK CHECK. PERFORMED TEST 5 ENGINE IDLE LEAK CHECK AND TEST 14 FUEL ACTUATOR TEST - ALL TEST PASSED. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEMS CRITICAL TO ETOPS.