Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 19, 2012
Submitted
May 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29240
Aircraft time
45,765 hours, 11,870 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel/Oil Cooler
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
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 ENGINE HAS FUEL LEAK TOWARDS THE FRONT LT SIDE OF ENGINE. FUEL IS RUNNING INSIDE THRUST REVERSER AND COMING OUT HOLE IN AFT SECTION OF THRUST REVERSER. RAN NR 1 ENG AND FOUND STEADY STREAM OF FUEL TO BE COMING FROM 'FUEL-OIL COOLER ASSY, SUSPECT INBD LARGE B-NUT. GOT 1 FULL TURN FROM FRONT ASSY 11-16' LINE FACING FWD. SECURED B-NUT ON FUEL OIL COOLER, RAN NR 1 ENG, NO LEAKS NOTED.