What was found
ON PRE-DEPARTURE, NR 1 EXHAUST PLUG SUSTAINED DAMAGE. REMOVED EXHAUST PLUG ASSY, INSPECTED AREA, NO CRACKS NOTED ON FLANGE OR ANY DEFECTS. EXHAUST PLUG ASSY INSTALLED IAW MM 78-11-01-01.
- Difficulty date
- April 25, 2000
- Submitted
- May 31, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N859FT
- Make and model
- Boeing 747123
- Aircraft serial
- 20326
- Aircraft time
- 75,992 hours, 17,928 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D7A
- Engine time
- 62,926 hours, 15,530 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7830 · Engine Thrust Reverser
- Part
- Plug
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Thrust Reverser
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.