Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 747300

Difficulty date
January 7, 2003
Submitted
January 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24837
Make and model
Boeing 747300
Aircraft serial
24837
Aircraft time
44,144 hours, 5,947 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
47,898 hours, 10,405 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
2605290001
Part serial
CCKD956
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 4 Vsv Return
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 4 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL AT TOP OF DESCENT - EGT 700 DEGREES, N1 20 PERCENT LESS THAN OTHER ENGINES. STALL CLEARED AT 33.0. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE VSV RETURN CABLE PER MM 75-30-00. BOROSCOPED ENGINE IAW AMM 72-00-00. ENGINE RUN CARRIED OUT AS PER AMM 71-00-00, TEST 4. ALL ENGINE, OPS SATISFACTORY.

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