Service difficulty report · Combust Chamber · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 4, 2009
Submitted
July 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25397
Aircraft time
66,596 hours, 19,223 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
36,366 hours, 11,377 cycles
Part
Combust Chamber
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

NR 2 ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER INNER LINER AT APPROX 150 DEGREE HAS IN LINE AXIAL CRACKING THROUGH FOUR FULL LOUVERS AND 80 PERCENT OF FIFTH LOUVER WITH 2 LOUVERS HAVING SEPARATION GREATER THAN .060 AND SOME MISMATCH OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE. ACP'D INSP OF NR 2 ENG INSTALLATION FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY.