Service difficulty report · Bearing Cap · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 9, 2009
Submitted
March 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
28713
Aircraft time
45,233 hours, 6,527 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Engine time
47,963 hours, 7,192 cycles
Part
Bearing Cap
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
47,963 hours, 7,192 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG HOC. FOUND NR 4 BEARING CAP AND PRESS LINE LEAKING OIL INTO NR 4 BEARING COMPT AREA HEAVILY COKED. REPLACED PACKINGS AND CLEANED AREA. ACCOMPLISHED ENG IDLE RUN, NO EXTERNAL LEAKS NOTED. ACCMP'D POWER ASSURANCE. ACCOMPLISHED POWER RUN. CHECKED FOR LEAKS. NO DEFECTS NOTED.