Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 20, 2010
Submitted
January 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N222UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30553
Aircraft time
35,548 hours, 4,371 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Engine time
32,134 hours, 3,987 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
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

HPT BLADE BURN. DAMAGE AT HPT TURBINE BLADES 2EA HAVING MATERIAL BURN THROUGH IN AREA B BEYOND LIMITS. R & R ENGINE.