SDR Q2SA748005

Service difficulty report · Precooler · Boeing 747206B

Difficulty date
August 13, 2008
Submitted
August 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748SA
Make and model
Boeing 747206B
Aircraft serial
21110
Aircraft time
131,125 hours, 24,231 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
69,356 hours, 20,119 cycles
Part
Precooler
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF FROM KMIA, UNABLE TO OBTAIN NECESSARY N1 OF 113.6 PERCENT FOR NR 2 ENG. AT N1 OF 109.0 PERCENT, RED WARNING CAME ON AND N1 MAINTAINED INDICATION AT 109.0 PERCENT. ON CLIMBOUT FROM KMIA, BOTH CHANNEL A & B NACELLE TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS WERE 5.0. REDUCED THRUST LEVER TO IDLE AND BOTH NACELLE TEMPS REDUCED TO 2.25 (A) AND 2.75 (B). ACFT RETURNED TO KMIA. NO FUEL WAS DUMPED. INSPECTION FOUND BLEED AIR PRECOOLER LEAKING WITH CRACKED FLANGE. ENG CHANGE REQUIRED. ALL AD`S ARE CURRENT FOR THIS ENG. (S)