Service difficulty report · Rub Strip · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
July 5, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UA
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
26473
Aircraft time
74,098 hours, 8,750 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Rub Strip
Condition
Damaged
Location
Thrust Reverser
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 3 ENGINE LEFT REVERSER REAR RUBSTRIP WORN AND CRACKED. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE, REMOVED DAMAGED RUB STRIP ON NR 3 ENG LT REV HALF. COMPLETED REMOVAL OF NR 3 ENG REV UP TO STEP F.(5) PER MM. NEED TO CONTINUE FROM STEP F.(6) PER MM. CONTINUED FROM STEP 2F ( 6) PG 403 TO PG 407 OF MM 78-31-01. INSTALL NR 3 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER PER MM. STARTED LEFT NR 3 ENG. THRUST REVERSER HALF COMPLETED INSTALLATION PER MM TO TASK H NR 20 AT PAGE 416 CONT OF AMIS ITEM 0982087. CONTINUED INSTALLATION THRU STEP (27) P. NEED TO CONTINUE TO END. ACCOMPLISHED INSTALLATION FROM STEP 28 PG 418 TO END.