Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date
October 20, 2004
Submitted
October 25, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355MC
Make and model
Boeing 747341
Aircraft serial
23395
Aircraft time
59,312 hours, 11,286 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
56,466 hours, 9,987 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
65B9453216
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
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 FIRE/FAULT LOOPS A&B BOTH SHOWED A CONTINUOUS RISE IN TEMP, CLOSED BLEED AIR VALVE, TEMPRATURE DROPPED TO NORMAL. RETARDED THROTTLE TO IDLE. T/S & FOUND S-DUCT IN PYLON RUPTURED. REPLACED DUCT & CLAMPS PER AMM 36-11-00, NO LEAKS NOTED.