What was found
NR 2 ENGINE PRECOOLER, FOUND BOTTOM CORE RUPTURED AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO REVERSER HEAT BLANKETS. BEGAN REMOVING PRECOOLER. REMOVED PRSOV, PRSOV CONTROL PRESSURE SENSE LINE, AND 8TH STAGE THRUST BALANCE DUCT.
- Difficulty date
- October 12, 2012
- Submitted
- October 12, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N782UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 26948
- Aircraft time
- 68,741 hours, 9,821 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW40903
- System (JASC)
- 3610 · Pneumatic Distribution System
- Part
- Precooler
- Condition
- Ruptured
- Location
- Nr 2 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.