Service difficulty report · Plate · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 15, 2011
Submitted
January 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28813
Aircraft time
49,709 hours, 5,877 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Plate
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Igv
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

NOTED NR 2 ENGINE INLET GUIDE VANE END PLATE HAS APPROX 2" PIECE OF CORNER BROKEN OFF AND MISSING.BROKEN END PLATE IS LOCATED APPROX 11:30 TO 12:00 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE FACING NR 2 ENGINE. REPAIRED PER MM 72-33-02-809 RTV INSTALLED IN MISSING SECTION.