Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 7, 2011
Submitted
October 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26942
Aircraft time
63,462 hours, 9,106 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Engine time
57,759 hours, 8,619 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
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 ENG ECM MONITORING SHOWING INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. REFER TO FIM 71-05 TASK 830 AND PERFORM ENGINE CHECK NR 7-OIL LEAKS PER FIM 71-08 TASK 819 PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO RECENT DISTURBED COMPONENTS: OIL TANK & LINES (REMOVED FOR AIR SHIP), ANGLE GRBX (REPLACED AT LAST SHOP VISIT). ALSO CHECK OIL FILTER HOUSING & AIR OIL COOLER WHICH HAVE BEEN FOUND LEAKING ON OTHER PW4077-90 ENGINES. ACP ALL OF TASK 819 IN THE FIM AND COMPLETED UP TO PARA B (4) ON TASK 830 OF FIM PER SAMC ENG CONTROLLER NEXT STEP TO ACP PARA B (6) OF TASK 830. DRAINED GEARBOX, APPROX 1. 5 QTS, ACPD HIGH PWR RUN WITH DRAIN TUBES BAGGED. NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE NOTED.