Service difficulty report · Guide Vane · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 5, 2010
Submitted
November 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26940
Aircraft time
36,940 hours, 4,502 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
53,342 hours, 7,521 cycles
Part
Guide Vane
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
53,342 hours, 7,521 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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 FAILED BORO INSP. FOUND MULTIPLE (MORE THAN 3) T1 NGV WITH T/E BURNBACK MORE THAN 0.15". ALSO FOUND ONE VANE WITH COMPLETE BURN THROUGH THRU BAFFLE FROM CONVEX SIDE TO CONCAVE SIDE WITH CONCAVE SIDE COOLING HOLES VISIBLE.