SDR 9605356628

Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Boeing 747251B

Difficulty date
March 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628US
Make and model
Boeing 747251B
Aircraft serial
22389
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4G2
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

THE NR 4 ENGINE EXPERIENCED HIGH NACELLE TEMPERATURE. THE FORWARD PANEL FIRE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED, BUT THE FIRE WARNING BELL DID NOT ACTIVATE. CREW FOLLOWED COCKPIT OPERATING PROCEDURE, SHUT ENGINE DOWN, DUMPED 170,000 POUNDS OF FUEL, AND DIVERTED TO MSP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND BLOW-OUT DOORS MISSING ON LEFT COWL OF THE NR 4 ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS SCHEDULED FOR NR 4 ENGINE CHANGE.