Service difficulty report · Heat Shield · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 25, 2012
Submitted
February 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26944
Aircraft time
63,212 hours, 11,250 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Heat Shield
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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

NR 1 ENG PYLON, AFT NR 3 FAIRING HEATSHIELD COVER STRIP WORN AND MISSING SEGMENT. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE NR 3 HEAT SHIELD. STILL NEED SEALANT. SEALED BOLT HEADS AND APPLIED LEVELING COMPOUND.