Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 3, 2008
Submitted
February 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30549
Aircraft time
32,654 hours, 4,335 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Engine time
25,839 hours, 3,688 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part serial
F77034
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Gearbox
Part time
42,804 hours, 8,438 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE IFSD. FLIGHT DIVERTED. REPLACED ENGINE PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT. SHOP TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE MAIN GEARBOX (MGB) HAD A FAILURE OF THE MB7 BEARING, THE MB8 BEARING, AND DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY. ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS FAILURE, AND CORRECTIVE ACTION, ARE BEING WORKED JOINTLY BY BOTH UNITED ENGINEERING AND PRATT & WHITNEY.