Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 2, 2010
Submitted
November 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30221
Aircraft time
36,958 hours, 8,046 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
50,286 hours, 9,803 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
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 ENGINE NR 8 AND NR 9 FUEL INJECTOR BOLTS BROKE OFF. WORKED ON REMOVING BOLTS. WITH SHOP SUPPORT, UNABLE TO REMOVE BOLTS. WILL NEED FURTHER SHOP REPAIR. ENG NEEDS REMOVAL FOR SHOP SUPPORT. REPLACED ENGINE PER TOD.