Service difficulty report · Turbine Case · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 19, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25698
Aircraft time
76,872 hours, 22,359 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Turbine Case
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
58,114 hours, 21,005 cycles
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 3RD STAGE LPT HAS L/E CRACK THAT IS LESS THAN .125 IN LENGTH. REPLACED ENGINE.