Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 20, 2009
Submitted
September 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30218
Aircraft time
32,938 hours, 7,309 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
52G159600U
Part serial
756
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
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

OIL QUANTITY (ENGINE) - LOW. NO LEAKS FOUND DRAIN MAST BUT ON A-CK VISUAL EXCESSIVE OIL FOUND INSIDE BELLY OF REVERSER COWLS, WIPED DOWN & DID IDLE RUN 2 TIMES. OIL SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM ANGLE GEAR BOX AREA. OIL PUDDLES BOTTOM OF FAN CASE (RUNS DOWN STRUT-6) -NO OIL FUMES - REMOVED 6-O`CLOCK PANEL AND STRUT FAIRINGS, OIL LEAK IS FWD OF ANGLE GEARBOX. SUSPECT NR 1.5 OR 2 BEARING SEAL. FOUND ENG AIR-OIL COOLER LEAKING FROM COOLER CORE. REPLACED ASSY NR 2 ENG AIR-OIL HEAT EXCHANGER LEAKING FROM MIDDLE FINS. REPLACED EXCHANGER AND VALVE ASSY. INSPECTED ENGINE FOR LEAKS DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHUT DOWN, NO LEAKAGE NOTED, VERIFIED ENG AIR-OIL COOLER FIXED HOC.