Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 747300

Difficulty date
November 21, 2002
Submitted
December 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354MC
Make and model
Boeing 747300
Aircraft serial
23394
Aircraft time
52,429 hours, 10,077 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
33,340 hours, 7,468 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
65B945321
Part serial
D62425
Condition
Separated
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
E, J, A

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

What was found

NR 4 ENG - FIRE INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF IN CLIMB. PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN & FUEL DUMP PERFORMED. FIRE BOTTLE NOT REQUIRED. FOUND 8TH STAGE BLEED CROSSOVER DUCT SEPARATED FROM DUCTING SYSTEM. REPLACED WITH CROSSOVER DUCT & PRECOOLER DOWNSTREAM DUCT. PRSOV & PRESSURE RELIEF VLV REPLACED, ALSO AS PRECAUTION PER MM 36-11-01, PG 401. ADDT'L 16 PIECE PARTS REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE DURING DUCT LIBERATION. HIGH STAGE VALVE LOCKED CLOSED FOR DISPATCH PER DDPG DUE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. HIGH POWER R/U PERFORMED WITH ALL DUCTING WRAPPED WITH FOIL. AFTER R/U, LEAK CHECK WAS NORMAL.

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