SDR Q2SA765002

Service difficulty report · Sense Line · Boeing 7472F6B

Difficulty date
September 16, 2011
Submitted
September 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765SA
Make and model
Boeing 7472F6B
Aircraft serial
21833
Aircraft time
97,578 hours, 20,105 cycles
Part
Sense Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, J, A

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

What was found

ON 09/16/11, ETH 3718 FROM HAAB TO VHHH - APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, CLIMBING THROUGH FL 170, NUMBER FOUR ENGINE FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATED. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED ALL MEMORY ITEMS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND COORDINATED WITH ATC TO RETURN TO ADDIS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CREW RAN THE ENGINE FIRE / SEVERE DAMAGE CHECKLIST, THE FUEL JETTISON CHECKLIST, AND 2/3 ENGINE LANDING CHECKLIST. THE CREW ALSO DUMPED 8,000 LBS OF FUEL, RETURNED AND LANDED AT ADDIS WITH OUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED NUMBER FOUR ENGINE AND FOUND SENSE LINE FOR PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE DISCONNECTED. RE-CONNECTED SENSE LINE PER AMM 36-11-19, PG 401 AND PERFORMED NUMBER FOUR ENGINE RUN PER AMM 71-00-00, PG 221. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL, OK FOR SERVICE.

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