SDR EIAA970213

Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747SR46

Difficulty date
December 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478EV
Make and model
Boeing 747SR46
Aircraft serial
21033
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 4 ENGINE OIL TEMP INCREASED TO 140 DEGREES CELSIUS AFTER TAKEOFF, REMAINED AT 140 DEGREES CELSIUS FOR 18.5 MINUTES, THEN REDUCED TO 129 DEGREES CELSIUS AFTER CRUISE POWER WAS SET. SOME VIBRATION IN NR 4 THROTTLE. AFTER 35 TO 40 MINUTES NR 4 FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDEL BUT FILTER BYPASS LIGHT STAYED ON. PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN PERFORMED ON NR 4 ENGINE, RETURNED TO PHNL. (M)

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