Service difficulty report · Precooler · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 13, 2009
Submitted
November 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26942
Aircraft time
55,236 hours, 8,089 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Precooler
Part number
23417441
Part serial
1005
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG FAILED DUCT LEAK TEST. FOUND LARGE CRACK ON NR 1 ENG PRECOOLER. REPLACED PRECOOLER. AFT PRECOOLER CLAMP LEAKING AT HINGE POINTS. RE-SECURED, SECURED ENGINE COWLS.