Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 18, 2010
Submitted
September 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26944
Aircraft time
57,402 hours, 10,424 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
51,640 hours, 9,521 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hyd System
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 ENGINE HYDRAULIC SUPPLY LINE HAS EVIDENCE OF WEAR ON SILICONE HEATSHIELD UP NEAR THE FIREWALL DISCONNECT. AREA OF DEFECT IS APPROX 1. 5 INCH IN DIAMETER EXPOSING THE BRAIDED STAINLESS STEEL CORE. THERE IS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO BRAIDED CORE. WILL ACP INTERIM REPAIR WITH GUIDELINE TAPE (PCN912-0520) FOR 25 HOUR FLYBACK. AT WHICH TIME EITHER REPLACE THE LINE OR ACP PERMANENT REPAIR IAW GNMM. REPLACED ENG NR 2 HYD SUPPLY LINE PYLON TO EDP.