SDR Q2SA815002

Service difficulty report · Cooling Duct · Boeing 7472L5B

Difficulty date
December 9, 2010
Submitted
December 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815SA
Make and model
Boeing 7472L5B
Aircraft serial
22107
Aircraft time
97,218 hours, 19,619 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
112,312 hours, 20,364 cycles
Part
Cooling Duct
Part number
9178M65G03
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AFTER LEVEL OFF FROM CLIMB, NR 2 ENGINE "B" LOOP BEGAN OSCILLATING TO TOP OF SCALE AND BACK AND ILLUMINATED THE FIRE DETECTION AMBER LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY; THE "A" LOOP WAS SELECTED AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL. THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED NORMALLY FOR APPROX 1 HOUR WHEN THE "A" LOOP BEGAN TO INDICATE A FIRE ALSO, CAUSING THE RED ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE CREW WAS FORCED TO TREAT THE EVENT AS A FIRE AND PERFORMED THE ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST RETURNING TO DEPARTURE. DURING INSP OF NR2 ENGINE, A TURBINE MID FRAME COOLING DUCT WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE DUCT WAS R & R WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW AMM 75-25-00. A MAX POWER ASSURANCE CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 71-00-00, ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL, NO LEAKS EVIDENT.

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