Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 777*

Difficulty date
November 21, 2019
Submitted
December 4, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N466L
Make and model
Boeing 777*
Engine
Ge GE90115B
Engine time
22,756 hours, 4,289 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
1865M17P02
Part serial
XAEP6956
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
22,756 hours, 4,289 cycles
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

DURING THE DISASSEMBLY PROCESS, THE HPT AFT ROTATING SEAL HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND FOUND WITH MATERIAL MISSING AND HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE EARLY,