Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
April 28, 2012
Submitted
May 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760SA
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
21221
Aircraft time
129,594 hours, 24,847 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650*
Engine time
86,701 hours, 17,515 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CF650
Part serial
517634
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4
Part time
86,701 hours, 17,515 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
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 FOUR ENGINE STALLED DURING CLIMB AND FLAP CLEAN UP. AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET THE CREW PULLED THE THRUST LEVER BACK TO BREAK THE ENGINE STALL. THEY THEN CONTINUED TO CLEAN UP AND ACCELERATE TO VZ + 100 TILL 10,000 FEET. AFTER PASSING 10,000 FEET THEY ACCELERATED TO 310 KNOTS. DURING THIS PROCESS THE CAPTAIN WAS GRADUALLY BRINGING IN THE THRUST FROM THE NUMBER FOUR ENGINE. WHILE CLIMBING TO A CLEARED ALTITUDE OF 17,000 FEET, NUMBER FOUR "POPPED" AGAIN. FROM THERE, THE CREW DECIDED TO TAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN AROUND VECTOR. THE CREW SATCOMMED THE COMPANY (OPS) AND THEY ADVISED, LAND AT MCC. ENGINE NUMBER FOUR WAS SECURED PER SOP/SAI. NUMBER FOUR ENGINE, ESN 517634 FAILED THE BOROSCOPE INSPECTION. HPC SECTION BLADES SEVENTH STAGE TRAILING AND LEADING EDGE FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. ENGINE REMOVED AND REPLACED PER RNR 4771001R3.