What was found
OUTBOARD FAIRING LEADING EDGE LOOSE & BENT BACK : COMPRESSOR INTERMEDIATE CASE STRUT FAIRING AT 1 O-CLOCK POSITION. INSTALLED NEW SHEET METAL PANEL ON GUIDE VANE AND SEALED WITH SEALANT.
- Difficulty date
- December 25, 2011
- Submitted
- January 20, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N179UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 25158
- Aircraft time
- 86,588 hours, 10,501 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Fairing
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 1 Compressor
- 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.