Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date
June 9, 2004
Submitted
June 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355MC
Make and model
Boeing 747341
Aircraft serial
23395
Aircraft time
57,987 hours, 10,983 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
55,054 hours, 9,664 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
8988061
Part serial
1048
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING A/C CLIMBOUT AT 23,000 FT, NR 4 ENGINE NACELLE TEMPERATURE WAS INDICATING 8 UNITS. ACCOMPLISHED PROCEDURE FOR ABNORMAL NACELLE TEMPERATURE RETURNED TO NORMAL. NACELLE TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATED WITH THROTTLE MOVEMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE, HIGH STAGE VALVE AND PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE PRECAUTIONARY.