Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date
April 3, 2004
Submitted
April 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355MC
Make and model
Boeing 747341
Aircraft serial
23395
Aircraft time
57,379 hours, 10,845 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
62,579 hours, 17,573 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE ACCELERATES EXTREMELY SLOW. THE N2, EGT, AND FUEL FLOW ARE NOT ALIGNED WITH OTHER ENGINES. N1 GAUGE REMAINED AT IDLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DISCONNECTED MEC VSB/VBV, FEEDBACK CABLES EXERCISED MEC. RECONNECTED VSV/VBV FEEDBACK CABLES. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN, CK OK.