Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 15, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26641
Aircraft time
75,853 hours, 21,880 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
40,336 hours, 14,519 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW2000
Part serial
728701
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Part time
40,336 hours, 14,519 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 ENG RPL 5552-2 ESN 728701: DUE TO METAL FOUND ON THE ANGLE GEAR BOX CHIP DETECTOR AND THE MAIN OIL FILTER EXCEEDING MM LIMITS. REMOVED THE METAL FOUND ON THE AGB CHIP DETECTOR AND PUT INTO A PLASTIC BAG. CLEANED THE CHIP DETECTOR. RE-INSTALL THE AGB CHIP DETECTOR AND ATTACH BAG WITH METAL PARTICLES TO THE ANGLE GEARBOX FOR ENGINEERING INSPECTION WHEN ENGINE RETURNED TO SHOP. OIL FILTER RPL. OLD FILTER COLLECTED FOR ANALYSIS ALONG WITH METAL FLAKES FROM ANGLE GEARBOX AND SENT TO SFOEP HADI RASTROU. RE-INSTALLED THE OIL FILTER REMOVED FROM THIS ENGINE FOR INSPECTION. REPLACED THE NR 2 ENG.