SDR Q2SA749007

Service difficulty report · Control Box · Boeing 7473B5

Difficulty date
October 10, 2009
Submitted
October 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749SA
Make and model
Boeing 7473B5
Aircraft serial
24194
Aircraft time
73,621 hours, 13,059 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4G2
Engine time
65,672 hours, 18,599 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Control Box
Part number
250673
Part serial
0987584
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, K

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT FROM PANC TO RKSI, CREW HAD NO FORWARD THROTTLE MOVEMENT RESPONSE ON ENGINE NR 3, THE ENGINE RESPONDED NORMALLY DURING RETARDING THROTTLE MOVEMENT. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE NR 3 AS PRECAUTION ON TOP OF DESCENT INTO RKSI AND LANDED SAFELY AT RKSI. AFTER LANDING, MAINTENANCE CREW TROUBLESHOT ENGINE NR 3 THROTTLE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE THROTTLE DRUM PUSH-PULL CABLE CONTROL BOX INSIDE THE NR 3 ENGINE PYLON WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED WORN CONTROL BOX AND PERFORMED THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT TEST ON ENGINE NR 3 IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOEING 747 AMM 76-11-06 AND 76-11-00, ALL OPERATION NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RESTORED TO NORMAL.

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