SDR 9809706642

Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747212B

Difficulty date
June 26, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642NW
Make and model
Boeing 747212B
Aircraft serial
21942
Engine
Pwa JT9D7Q
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E, J

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

What was found

WHILE CLIMBING PAST FL320 (AMS), THE NR 4 ENGINE EPR AND FUEL FLOW INDICATIONS BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE WITH EGT RISING INTO THE CAUTION RANGE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, FUEL WAS DUMPED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AMS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN CONFIGURED FOR A THREE ENGINE FERRY FLIGHT TO MSP. EXACT PART CAUSING PROBLEM TO BE DETERMINED.

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