Service difficulty report · Housing · Boeing 747SPJ6

Difficulty date
July 14, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747SPJ6
Aircraft time
57,763 hours
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Housing
Condition
Fractured
Location
Relief Valve
Component
Relief Valve
Component part number
719852
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION, THE NR 4 HYD PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. FLIGHT ENGINEER REPORTED FLUID QTY WENT TO ZERO AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. TOWER REPORTED SMOKE FROM NR 4 ENGINE. UNEVENTFUL LANDING AFTER COMPLETING PROCEDURES AND CONFIGURING AIRPLANE FOR LANDING. MX CREW FOUND THE RELIEF VALVE SEPARATED FROM THE HYD MODULE LOCATED IN PYLON NR4. FOR PREVENTIVE MX, ALL OTHER MODULE ASSY WERE INSPECTED BEFORE NEXT FLIGHT AND NO FURTHER ACTIONS WERE REQUESTED.

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