Service difficulty report · Heat Shield · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 14, 2012
Submitted
March 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26929
Aircraft time
67,246 hours, 12,947 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Heat Shield
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 2 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

DURING NR 2 ENG HEAT SHIELD CHK FOUND WEAR TO THE HEAT SHIELD COVER STRIPS. WILL COMPLETE A-CHECK AND THEN REPLACE HEAT SHIELDS. INSTALLED REWORKED HEAT SHIELDS. INSPECT THE SUBJECT PAN CASTINGS PER PART 2 EVERY NINETY (90) DAYS. A PERMANENT REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE SUBJECT HEAT SHIELD PAN CASTINGS PER PART 3 IS TO BE ACCMP'D WITHIN 12 MONTHS OR PRIOR TO 14FEB2013.