SDR SRAA971207

Service difficulty report · Exhaust Case · Boeing 747246F

Difficulty date
December 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741SJ
Make and model
Boeing 747246F
Aircraft serial
22063
Part
Exhaust Case
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT INTO JNB, FLIGHT 6212, FELT VIBRATION AND COULD NOT ISOLATE IT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND NR 4 ENGINE TAILCONE LOOSE AND BRACKETS BROKEN, ALSO FOUND TURBINE EXHAUST CASE CRACKED. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUN PER MM CH 71-00-00.