Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 747283B

Difficulty date
March 18, 2002
Submitted
March 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921FT
Make and model
Boeing 747283B
Aircraft serial
21575
Aircraft time
56,725 hours, 12,758 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D70A
Engine time
40,145 hours, 9,020 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
21SN0471
Part serial
X112
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ON NR 3 ENGINE ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE ON AIRWAY A450 EN ROUTE FROM GUM TO HNL AT 1715Z. NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN IAW ABNORMAL PROCEDURE 6-15-10. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTION DETERMINED INTERNAL FAILURE IN PRESSURE SWITCH AS CAUSE. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL PRESS BYPASS SWITCH, REPLACED OIL FILTER AND INSPECTED MAG PLUGS. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 71-00-00.