Service difficulty report · Strip · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 5, 2011
Submitted
July 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30223
Aircraft time
42,297 hours, 5,249 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Strip
Part number
313W38294
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Pylon
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, NR 4 PYLON HEAT SHIELD GAP STRIP HAS 1-4" CRACK EXTENDING FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR. BLENDED GAP STRIP PER MT 777 54-UA02. FINISHED BLENDING MEASUREMENTS ARE .25" DEEP AND 4 7-8" LONG. ACP'D EDDY CURRENT CHECK OF BLENDED AREA. NO CRACK INDICATIONS NOTED. THIS TIME LIMITED REPAIR ON THE FOURTH GAP COVER STRIP P/N 313W3829-4 IS ACCEPTABLE UNTIL 2-5-2012 AT WHICH TIME THE GAP COVER STRIP MUST BE REPLACED PER UA-EVA-81002.