Service difficulty report · Guide Vane · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 9, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25283
Aircraft time
85,879 hours, 13,821 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Guide Vane
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE MULTIPLE EXIT GUIDE VANES DAMAGED AT THE 4 O'CLOCK TO 7 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. MAINT TEXT: TWO ADJACENT FAN EXIT VANE BETWEEN 4:00 AND 5:00 REMOVED, AN ADDITIONAL VANE REMOVED AT 6:00 POSITIONS. VANES TO BE REPLACED NO LATER THAN NEXT ENGINE SHOP VISIT REF MM. IN ADDITION, 20 PREVIOUSLY TAPED VANES WITH LEADING EDGE EROSION BETWEEN 3:00 AND 7:00 THAT HAD DETERIORATED TAPE, TAPE REPLACED. -CQT- :TAPED VANES ARE ROUTINELY CHECKED AT "A" CHECKS AND RECONDITIONED DURING THE "A" CHECK. THREE VANE REMOVALS ACP PER MM. ** MF8305 CREATED TO MONITOR **.