SDR EIA2007015

Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
February 18, 2007
Submitted
March 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487EV
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
23286
Aircraft time
88,003 hours, 16,569 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
580258003
Part serial
223
Condition
Broken
Location
Relief Valve
Component
Relief Valve
Component part number
3206254
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, IN CLIMB, AT F1120 PILOTS FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED WITH FLIGHT ENGINEER'S NR 1 ENG A & B LOOPS AT TOP OF BAND. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND RT FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. FIRE DETECTION RETURNED TO NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TLV. TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO VARIABLE BYPASS VALVE, CABLE AND BELLCRANK NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VBV CABLE WAS BROKEN AND THE BELLCRANK WAS BENT.