Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747251F

Difficulty date
August 16, 2007
Submitted
August 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617US
Make and model
Boeing 747251F
Aircraft serial
21121
Aircraft time
105,761 hours, 25,882 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Engine time
96,301 hours, 21,651 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE NR 3 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. APPROXIMATELY 60 SECONDS AFTER THE FLAME-OUT, THE NR 3 ENGINE FUEL ICING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE COM PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED AND THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AT FL380. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO NRT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SUMPED THE NR 3 MAIN FUEL TANK AND REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER. NO WATER OR CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED. THE FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED.