Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 3, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24383
Aircraft time
39,434 hours, 4,138 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Engine time
28,010 hours, 4,210 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 3 ENG SHUTDOWN BY CREW DUE TO FIRE WARNING. BOTTLES NOT DISCHARGED. *S/D* IPCV (PN: 773856-19 ) SEPARATION OCCURRED AT THE INLET BRAZE WELD WHICH JOINS THE INLET DUCT TO THE MAIN ASSY OF THE IPCV (REF HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CMM 36-12-06 PAGE 520 VIEW B) ALLOWING HOT AIR TO LEAK CAUSING A FIRE WARNING INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT. UAL HAS DETERMINED THE SEPARATION OF THE FLANGE AND BODY APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF AN INITIAL PROCESS DEFICIENCY AS EVIDENCED BY FLANGE MACHINING INDICATIONS ON THE BRAZE REMNANTS IN THE AREAS NEAR THE TACK WELDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DIRECTLY AT THE FLANGE TO BRAZE INTERFACE. UAL ESTIMATES THAT ONLY 70 PERCENT OF THE JOINT WAS AT FULL STRENGTH JUST PRIOR.