Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 28, 2010
Submitted
July 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26916
Aircraft time
61,332 hours, 11,404 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Sleeve
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 ENG REVERSER INBD SLEEVE LOWER SURFACE HAS APPROX 10 IN X 1 IN WIDE AREA OF DELAMINATION. THE AREA HAS BEEN CLEANED AND TAPED. THE PANEL HAS 3 LAYERS OF TAPE ON IT VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY. THE REV DAMAGE HAS THREE LAYERS OF TAPE ON IT. NR 2 ENG THRUST REVERSERS ARE DEACTIVATED. REPLACED ACCESS DOOR HINGES AND INSTALLED DOOR, RETAPED AFTER DELAM EVALUATION. INSTALLED SLEEVE. ATTACHED ACTUATORS AND BLOCKER DOORS. OUT OF RIG. NEED TO COMPLETE RIG CHECK. COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF ACTUATORS AND OPERATIONAL CHECK PER MM. CF HAS BEEN CLEARED AND T/R REV RE-ACTIVATED. CONFIRMED MEL MAINT PROC REVERSED OK RH REV, OPS OKAY.