SDR 9710136614

Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747251B

Difficulty date: May 22, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N614US
Make and model: Boeing 747251B
Aircraft serial: 20359
Engine: Pwa JT9D7F
System (JASC): 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
Part: Engine
Condition: Flamed Out
Location: Nr 4
Stage of operation: CL
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

WHILE CLMBING THROUGH FL370, NR 4 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. ENGINE WAS SECURED AND RELIT PER COM PROCEDURE. EGT REACHED 990C FOR APPROXIMATELY 80 SECONDS NEAR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH LIGHTNING AND STATIC CHARGE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE PER MM 72-00-00, PG 601. BORESCOPED ENGINE AND CHECKED OK. DEFERRED FOR ENGINE CHANGE. PART RESPONSIBLE TO BE DETERMINED.