SDR Q2SA783004

Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 747281F

Difficulty date
September 2, 2011
Submitted
September 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783SA
Make and model
Boeing 747281F
Aircraft serial
23919
Aircraft time
92,864 hours, 17,834 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
1555M14G04
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
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

NR 3 ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUM WHILE ADVANCING POWER TO 88% RPM. BOTH NR 3 ENG NACELLE IND WERE AT 10 UNITS. EGT WAS RISING THRU 800 DEG CELCIUS WHILE OTHER ENG WERE AT APPROX 700 DEG CELSIUS. AIRSPEED WAS 200 KTS, 3500 FT MSL, LEVEL, FLAPS 5 CONFIG. ENG SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOM IAW MEMORY ITEMS. AS THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE, THE FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT. START LEVER PLACED TO CUT OFF AND FIRE HANDLE PULLED. THE BOTTLE WAS NOT DISCHARGED SINCE THE LIGHT WAS OUT AND EGT WAS DECREASING. THE 3 ENGINE APPROACH CHECK LIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. UPON INSPECTION FOUND 14TH STAGE DUCT CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED 14TH STAGE DUCT IAW AMM 36-11-01, PG 505. NO LEAKS FOUND, OPS CHECK NORMAL.