Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 747409

Difficulty date
February 7, 2010
Submitted
June 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18208
Make and model
Boeing 747409
Aircraft serial
29031
Aircraft time
52,757 hours, 9,091 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Engine time
48,702 hours, 8,504 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fmu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(B18208) ENG-4 UNABLE TO SHUTDOWN AFTER FUEL CONTROL SWITCH BACK TO CUT OFF POSITION, EICAS SHOWS "ENG 4 FUEL VLV" MESSAGE, THEN THE ENGINE GOT SHUTDOWN ITSELF ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND NR 4 FIRE HANDLE HAS BEEN PULLED. MX INTERROGATE CMC FOUND "ENG 4 FMU SHUTOFF VALVE (74077)" MSG. PERFORM ENG 4 FMU ELECTRICAL C/P CLEANING IAW FIM 71-00 TASK 919-921. PERFORM ENG 4 AUTOSTART TEST IS FAILED, THEN DO MANUAL START IS SUCCESSFUL, ITEM C/F TO DD. QAR READOUT AND ANALYSIS IS UNDER PROGRESS.