SDR TWRA9963

Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 747237B

Difficulty date
October 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104TR
Make and model
Boeing 747237B
Aircraft serial
21446
Part
Valve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, M
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED. AFTER COMPLETION OF TOWER AIR PROCEDURES, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. WRITE-UP ENGINE WINDMILLING TIME APPROXIMATELY 6 MINUTES, OIL PRESSURE APROXIMATELY 10 PSI REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. NO FUEL DUMPED. LANDING WEIGHT 515.000. UPON PNEUMATIC LEAK INSP, FOUND HIGH STAGE VALVE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HIGH STAGE VALVE PER MM 36-11-05. OPS CHECK OK PER MM 36-11 00 NORMAL. PERFORMED WINDMILLING INSPECTION PER MM 72-00-00. FOUND NO ABNORMALITIES. ALSO PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION ON ENGINE FOR HEAT DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE NOTED. (X)