Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
September 24, 2014
Submitted
September 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
24224
Aircraft time
103,501 hours, 12,665 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, WITH THE NR 4 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HAD THE NR 4 ENGINE SURGE AT 600 FT AND THEN ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER HAD A NR 4 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. FOLLOWED QRH AND BLEW BOTH FIRE BOTTLES, FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. ENGINE CHANGE IN PROGRESS.