SDR 9803706635

Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747227B

Difficulty date
March 4, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635US
Make and model
Boeing 747227B
Aircraft serial
21682
Engine
Pwa JT9D7Q
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER A NORMAL START OF THE NR 2 ENGINE AND WHEN STARTING THE NR 3 ENGINE, APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER, THE NR 2 ENGINE EGT ROSE TO 550C WITH BOTH N1 AND N2 DECREASING. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. GROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED SOME TORCHING VISIBLE FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY.