Service difficulty report · Heat Shield · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 8, 2012
Submitted
August 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26944
Aircraft time
64,170 hours, 11,385 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Heat Shield
Condition
Loose
Location
Nacelle
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

FOUND FWD SEGMENTS ON LT AND RT ENGS WITH LOOSE FASTENERS. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE, ALSO FOUND BAD BULB SEALS. SEALS ON HAND NEED REMOVED AND REPLACED THEN RE-INSTALL SEGMENTS. NR 2 ENGINE STRUT AFT FAIRING HEAT SHIELD SEAL FASTENERS ARE LOOSE (FASTENERS NR 2,4,7,10,16,18). REMOVED HEATSHIELD SEGMENT FOR REPAIR ALSO FOUND SEAL DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AND INSTALLED NEW NR 2 PYLON AFT FAIRING HEAT SHIELD SEAL AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE.