Service difficulty report · Strip · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 26, 2012
Submitted
November 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26936
Aircraft time
67,664 hours, 12,757 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Strip
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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 FIRST AFT HEATSHIELD GAP STRIP WORN. BLENDED DAMAGED AREAS ON NR 1 GAP STRIP, NR 1 ENGINE. OUTBOARD AREA AFTER CLEAN HAS DEPTH OF .140X1&13-16" LONG. INBOARD AREA AFTER CLEAN UP HAS A DEPTH OF .070X1&3-8" LONG. WILL REQUIRE HFEC TO TRIM LINE. DUE TO MORE THAN ONE AREA OF DAMAGE TO A SINGLE GAP STRIP, WILL REQUIRE ENGINEERING. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC AS REQUIRED REF MT54-UA2. NO CRACKS FOUND AT THIS TIME.