Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 22, 2010
Submitted
January 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30552
Aircraft time
35,291 hours, 4,464 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Engine time
38,437 hours, 5,054 cycles
Part
Engine
Part serial
222130
Condition
Noisy
Location
Left
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED RUMBLING NOISE DURING CRZ. RUMBLE SEEMS TO APPEAR CLOSE TO IDLE, LT ENG N1 VIB INDICATION AT 1.5, RT ENG AT 0.5. SAMC TEXT: ECM CRZ SNAP SHOTS SHOW "VIBF" FOR LEFT ESN.222130 AT 4.8, REF FIM 71-05 TASK 821 FOR T-SHOOTING. CHECK INLET, EXHAUST, CHIP DETECTORS FOR OBVIOUS DEFECTS, IF NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS FOUND LUBRICATE FAN BLADES, ONE AT A TIME USING LUBE 4500-10 PCN (843-0045) IAW AMM. C-DETECTORS ARE GOOD. STARTING/COMPLETED BLADE LUBE. ACP INLET AND EXHAUST AND MASTER CHIP DETECTOR CHECK ON NR1 ENG. ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFUL VERIFICATION FLIGHT.