Service difficulty report · Vane Control · Boeing 747238B

Difficulty date
February 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160UA
Make and model
Boeing 747238B
Aircraft serial
21237
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Vane Control
Part number
7479558
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 4 ENGINE FLAMEOUT AT TOP OF DESCENT ENGINE REPLACED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED WEAR OF INTERNAL EVC COMPONENTS CAUSED THE IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE COMPRESSOR VANES. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE RAPID COMPONENT DEGRADATION AND THE NEW PRATT AND WHITNEY VANE SCHEDULE, WHICH WAS INCORPORATED INTO THIS UNIT, IS BEING INVESTIGATED.