SDR 9623916601

Service difficulty report · Prbc · Boeing 747151

Difficulty date
November 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601US
Make and model
Boeing 747151
Aircraft serial
19778
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Prbc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AT TOP OF DESCENT, THE NR 4 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A MILD COMPRESSOR STALL. AS EGT STARTED TO CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 850 DEGREES, CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND ACCOMPLISHED A SUCCESSFUL RESTART AT FL240. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO NRT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF 8TH, 9TH AND 15 STAGES OF HPC REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE PRBC, CONVERTER VALVE, AND PS4 RESTRICTOR.