Service difficulty report · Combust Chamber · Boeing 7673G5

Difficulty date
November 12, 2008
Submitted
November 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585HA
Make and model
Boeing 7673G5
Aircraft serial
24257
Aircraft time
86,441 hours, 16,587 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
20,820 hours, 7,472 cycles
Part
Combust Chamber
Condition
Cracked
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

ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM, DUE TO (3) AXIAL CRACKS EXTENDING THROUGH (3) LOUVERS IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER LINING (‘NOT PERMITTED’ PER BOROSCOPE PAPERWORK AND AMM) WHICH WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE NR 2 ENGINE BOROSCOPE, ACFT WILL BE UNDERGOING A NR 2 ENGINE REPLACEMENT. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE ENGINE ON NR 2 POSITION PER HAL M275-767 GRD RUN UPS AND LEAK CHECKS OKAY.

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