Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7472U3B

Difficulty date
April 10, 2002
Submitted
April 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923FT
Make and model
Boeing 7472U3B
Aircraft serial
22769
Aircraft time
72,191 hours, 17,904 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7Q
Engine time
53,948 hours, 13,244 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Burned
Location
Nr 4 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.

What was found

NR 4 ENGINE 1ST STAGE TURBINE OUTER AIR SEAL HAS 2 INCH BURN THROUGH. ENGINE TO BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE IN 60 HRS PER MM 72-00-00, PAGE 680N, TABLE 6.

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