Service difficulty report · Inlet · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 23, 2012
Submitted
July 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26693
Aircraft time
63,347 hours, 22,377 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
31,872 cycles
Part
Inlet
Part number
314N30801
Condition
Gouged
Location
Nr 1 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

NR 1 ENGINE NACELLE HAS A DENT IN THE INLET COWL LOCATED AT THE 12:00 POSITION, DENT IS IN THE LIP, SKIN PORTION OF THE INLET COWL. DENT DIMENSIONS REPORTED TO BE 3.5 INCHES (LENGTH) BY 0.875 INCHES (WIDTH) BY .0625 INCHES DEEP DOES NOT MEET THE A OVER Y CRITERIA OF SRM 54-11-01. REPLACED INLET COWL IAW MM 71-11-01 AND PL314N3080 REV N.