Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 747SPJ6

Difficulty date
October 22, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747SPJ6
Aircraft time
57,733 hours
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Duct
Part number
65B4263833
Condition
Blown
Location
Bleed System
Part time
57,759 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AT ROTATION, EXPERIENCED NOTICEABLE VIBRATION FROM THE THROTTLE QUADRANT ACCOMPANIED BY NOISE. UPON RAISING THE GEAR, LEADING EDGE ANNUNCIATOR FLICKERING AMBER/GREEN. THE FE REPORTS WING OVERHEAT AND ALSO NOTES LOW DUCT PRESSURE. S.I.C AND F.E BEGIN THE LOW PRESSURE (AROUND 3 PSI) DUCT PROCEDURE. CAPTAIN RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING OCCURRED. AFTER THE LEADING EDGE ANNUNCIATOR STABLE - OTHER FAILURES NOTED ENGINE NR 2 N1 INOP, COMPASS FLAGS, INS NR 2 UNSTABLE. AFTER VISUAL INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION WE FOUND NR 4 BLEED DUCT (INBOARD ENGINE NR 2) BLOW OUT AND DUE TO THE BLAST, SOME WIRES WERE DAMAGED, NO EVIDENCE OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WERE FOUND. PARTS WAS REPLACED AND/OR REPAIRED AS REQUIRED. POSSIBLE CAUSE, ENGINE NR 2 OVER- PRESSURIZATION OF THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM DUE TO A HIGH STAGE BLEED VALVE MALFUNCTION.

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