SDR EIAA970090

Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747121

Difficulty date
May 4, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480EV
Make and model
Boeing 747121
Aircraft serial
20348
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 4
Part time
68,950 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

JFK - AT FL290, .84 MACH, SMOOTH AIR, NR 4 ENGINE EMITTED A LOUD POP, THEN EGT RAPIDLY CLIMBED TO 910 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND THRUST LOST. WINDMILL N1 AND N2 RPM OK. OIL TEMP, PRESSURE AND FUEL FLOW WERE OK. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTIONS OF ENGINE PER MM AND BORESCOPE INSPECTIONS, NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. PERFORMED ENGINE POWER RUN UP CHECKS. ALL PARAMETERS CHECKED NORMAL. INSPECTED OIL SCREEN, CHIP DETECTORS AND EVC FILTER, ALL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)