Narrative:

Aircraft was dispatched from lax with 2 fan exit guide vanes missing from the right engine and deferred accordingly. It arrived lih approximately XA00 hst. I arrived at the aircraft at approximately XF45 hst for our XG30 departure. I found a new mrd on the printer showing the previously deferred fan exit guide vanes, one cabin item signed off, and the ETOPS service check signed off. After doing my cockpit setup I proceeded on my exterior inspection. The first thing I noticed was the right engine oil service door open and swinging back and forth in the light trade winds. The next think I found was much more alarming. At the 3 O'clock position of the right engine, stuck to the leading edge of the fan exit guide vanes, was an 8

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 IS DISPATCHED UNDER ETOPS RULES WITH 2 ENG FAN EXIT GUIDE VANES MISSING. DURING PREFLT FOR THE RETURN ETOPS FLT THE PLT DISCOVERS MORE VANES MISSING OR DAMAGED. HE QUESTIONS VALIDITY OF THE ETOPS SVC CHK AND THE PRUDENCE OF ALLOWING THESE VANES TO BE DEFERRED ON ANY ETOPS FLT.

Narrative: ACFT WAS DISPATCHED FROM LAX WITH 2 FAN EXIT GUIDE VANES MISSING FROM THE R ENG AND DEFERRED ACCORDINGLY. IT ARRIVED LIH APPROX XA00 HST. I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT AT APPROX XF45 HST FOR OUR XG30 DEP. I FOUND A NEW MRD ON THE PRINTER SHOWING THE PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED FAN EXIT GUIDE VANES, ONE CABIN ITEM SIGNED OFF, AND THE ETOPS SVC CHK SIGNED OFF. AFTER DOING MY COCKPIT SETUP I PROCEEDED ON MY EXTERIOR INSPECTION. THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THE R ENG OIL SVC DOOR OPEN AND SWINGING BACK AND FORTH IN THE LIGHT TRADE WINDS. THE NEXT THINK I FOUND WAS MUCH MORE ALARMING. AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POS OF THE R ENG, STUCK TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FAN EXIT GUIDE VANES, WAS AN 8

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.