Service difficulty report · Cowl Door · Boeing 747212B

Difficulty date
September 5, 2000
Submitted
November 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485EV
Make and model
Boeing 747212B
Aircraft serial
20712
Part
Cowl Door
Part number
65B776366
Condition
Missing
Location
Rt/Lt Nr 4 Eng
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
J, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

VHHH - FLT EIA 208 - ON TAKEOFF, ATC REPORTED LOSS OF COWLING ON NR 4 ENGINE. ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS NORMAL. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO HKG. FOUND OTBD CORE COWL AND LOWER HALF OF INBD CORE COWL MISSING. FOUND NR 4 ENGINE DAMAGED DUE TO COWL SEPARATION. FOUND NR 22 VARIABLE CAMBER FLAP LINKAGE DAMAGE. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE POWER WORKSCOPE. REPLACED DAMAGED VARIABLE CAMBER FLAP LINKAGE. REPLACED INBD AND OTBD CORE COWLS. REF: OPER CNTRL NR EIAA2000045, AND, 20001122SH001 THROUGH 20001122SH004. (X)

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