Service difficulty report · Windshield Wiper · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 1, 2011
Submitted
December 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N224UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30225
Aircraft time
40,770 hours, 4,948 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Windshield Wiper
Condition
Damaged
Location
Windshield
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

LEFT WIPER APPEARS TO HAVE A BROKEN HINGE BRACE MID BLADE. REPLACED WIPER ARM.