Service difficulty report · Precooler · Boeing 747122

Difficulty date
August 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851FT
Make and model
Boeing 747122
Aircraft serial
19756
Part
Precooler
Part number
1894401
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE HAD A OVERHEAT ON THE BLEED VALVE. VALVE CLOSED, THROTTLED BACK, LIGHT WENT OUT. FOUND NR 3 ENGINE PRECOOLER CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES LONG. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRECOOLER PER M/M 36-12-01.