SDR Q2SA754006

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 747228F

Difficulty date
October 23, 2009
Submitted
October 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754SA
Make and model
Boeing 747228F
Aircraft serial
21576
Aircraft time
116,194 hours, 22,831 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
79,123 hours, 15,040 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, ENGINE FIRE WARNING ACTUATED FOR ENGINE NR 2, CREW BROUGHT ENGINE NR 2 TO IDLE POWER AND OPTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK. NO ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHING DEVICE WAS USED, CREW CONTINUED FLIGHT TO DGAA AND LANDED SAFELY AT DGAA. AFTER LANDING AT DGAA, MAINTENANCE CREW PERFORMED AN AIR LEAK INSPECTION ON ENGINE NR 2, FOUND AND SECURED ONE LOOSE DUCT CLAMP DOWNSTREAM THE HI-STAGE BLEED AIR VALVE AND ANOTHER LOOSE DUCT CLAMP UPSTREAM THE ENGINE BLEED AIR PRECOOLER. THE MAINTENANCE CREW THEN PERFORMED A CONCLUSIVE ENGINE RUN UP TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 71-00-00. NO FURTHER AIR LEAK, ENGINE ABNORMAL PARAMETERS, OR FIRE WARNING NOTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RESTORED TO NORMAL.