SDR Q2SA758011

Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747281F

Difficulty date
July 22, 2010
Submitted
July 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N758SA
Make and model
Boeing 747281F
Aircraft serial
23138
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
82,066 hours, 15,122 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CF650E2
Part serial
455965
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Part time
82,066 hours, 15,122 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL IN OMDB NR 1 EGT GAUGE BRIEFLY WENT TO 0, THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. DURING THE CLIMB TO FL 300 IT WAS NOTICED, NR 1 EGT WAS RUNNING SIGNIFICANTLY HOTTER (APPROXIMATELY 80 DEG C) THAN THE OTHERS. AT THE TOP OF CLIMB, THE NR 1 EGT KEPT CREEPING HIGHER BUT THE OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS CLOSELY MATCHED THE OTHERS. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING CRUISE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT NR 1 OIL QUANTITY WAS SLOWLY DECREASING, AS WAS THE OIL PRESSURE. OIL TEMPERATURE WAS INCREASING TO 150 DEGREES. IT WAS OBVIOUS THE ENGINE READINGS WERE NORMAL AND WOULD EXCEED LIMITS IF THERE WAS NO INTERVENTION, SO IT WAS DECIDED TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN BEFORE ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. FUEL WAS DUMPED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 87,000 LBS DURING THE TURN BACK TO OMSJ. A THREE ENGINE DESCENT, APPROACH AND LANDING WAS CONDUCTED TO RUNWAY 12 AT OMSJ WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT OMSJ, FOUND NR 1 FAN CASE SOAKED WITH OIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE IAW SAI RNR 4771001, OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL. MPA RUN ACCOMPLISHED IAW SAI RNR 4771002 R3, NO DEFECTS NOTED.