What was found
FOUND NR 1 ENGINE TAIL PIPE INNER SLEEVE, CRACK APPROX 1 INCH LONG AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION AND APPROX 18 INCHES FROM FWD CONE L/E. CRACK IS 6.5 INCH LONG FOUND ON OUTER SKIN OF EXHAUST CONE INNER BARREL.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2002
- Submitted
- March 12, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N921FT
- Make and model
- Boeing 747283B
- Aircraft serial
- 21575
- Aircraft time
- 56,668 hours, 12,747 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D70A
- Engine time
- 40,252 hours, 9,160 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Tailpipe
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- 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.