Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
October 31, 2016
Submitted
November 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28811
Aircraft time
70,536 hours, 8,099 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENGINE NR 4 POWER FLUCTUATES, FLUCTUATIONS CANNOT BE ELIMINATED. N1 VARYING +/- .3 SEE PREVIOUS WRITEUP ACARS WITH CREW IF OTHER ENG IND FLUXING ALONG WITH N1 AND WAS INFORMED, OTHER PARAMETERS APPEAR NORMAL EXCEPT FF 300PPH HIGHER THAN OTHER ENGS. CLEANED N1 CONNECTOR AND RAN NR 4 ENGINE AT FLT IDLE FOR 10 MIN. NO FLUCTUATION OF POWER NOTED.