Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747212B

Difficulty date
December 19, 2011
Submitted
December 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486EV
Make and model
Boeing 747212B
Aircraft serial
20888
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
F, E, A

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

What was found

NR 4 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. CREW REPORTED NR 4 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED. PASSING THRU FL310 HEAD MUFFLED THUD FROM RIGHT SIDE, NO OTHER INDICATIONS. SHORTLY AFTER NR 4 ENGINE FIRE SWITCH ILLUMINATED 30 SECONDS LATER FIRE BELL RANG. ACCOMPLISHED ALL EMERGENCY AND APPLICABLE CHECKLIST'S. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT SIDE COWLS IAW MM 71-11-00 OP'S NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE TURBINE EXHAUST SLEEVE (NOZZLE) IAW MM 78-11-02 OP'S NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES PER 747 MM 26-21-03. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE PER EIA WORKCARDS F7103, F7201-JT9, F7204, F7205, F7207, F7209.

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