Service difficulty report · Heat Shield · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 20, 2012
Submitted
March 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26930
Aircraft time
66,244 hours, 11,991 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Heat Shield
Condition
Worn
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 PYLON HEAT SHIELD NR 2 AND NR 3 CASTINGS WORN AND GAP COVER STRIPS WORN. HEAT SHIELDS WORN GREATER THAN .005". NR 1 ENGINE HEAT SHIELDS WORN. GATORBACK REMOVED. REPLACING BLAN KETS ON HEAT SHIELDS 1,2,3 AND 4. REF 1123 AND REF MM. INSTALLED NR 1 ENGINE HEAT SHIELDS SERVICEABLE UNITS. REPLACED GAP STRIPS,