Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 74787UF

Difficulty date
February 21, 2021
Submitted
February 24, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857GT
Make and model
Boeing 74787UF
Aircraft serial
37568
Aircraft time
40,049 hours, 6,408 cycles
Engine
Ge GENX1B54
Part
Tube
Part number
2487M09G01
Condition
Cracked
Location
Oil Supply
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NUMBER 4 ENGINE OIL SYS STATUS MESSAGE, PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF NR 4 ENG PER QRH. M12 - DURING A/C BACK TO GATE W/ REGARDS TO ENG NR 4 OIL SYS STATUS MSG FOUND OIL CAP NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY. (PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY INSPECTION OF NR 4 ENG FUEL OIL HEAT EXCHANGER, FOUND OIL SUPPLY LINE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL SUPPLY LINE, LEAK CHECK GOOD PER AMM 79-21-01. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN IAW B747 AMM 71-00-00. ENGINE OPERATION NORMAL. PERFORMED ENGINE WIND MILLING INSPECTION IAW B747 AMM 71-00-00-200-806-G00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. LP 1488143 - M12: CHECKED OIL CAP, NO ABNORMALITIES. SECURED OIL CAP AND CHECKED OK PER AMM 12-13-03/301.)

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