SDR Q2SA749005

Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747300

Difficulty date
August 26, 2009
Submitted
August 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749SA
Make and model
Boeing 747300
Aircraft serial
24194
Aircraft time
73,153 hours, 12,985 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4G2
Engine time
70,024 hours, 11,366 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE LEVEL, NR 4 ENGINE FAILED AT 1945Z THREE HOURS AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RKSI. POP SOUND CAME FROM ENGINE, N1 AND N2 WENT LOW, EGT ROSE TO 615 AND CLIMBING. CREW SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE IAW QRH. CREW ATTEMPTED NR 4 ENGINE FLIGHT START UNSUCCESSFULLY, HAD FUEL FLOW, IGNITION, AND EGT, BUT N1 AND N2 REMAINED LOW. CREW TERMINATED FLIGHT, DIVERTED TO RKPK AND LANDED SAFELY AT RKPK.

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