Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
September 18, 2011
Submitted
September 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24382
Aircraft time
83,209 hours, 9,441 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Unknown
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEAK CHECK NR 3 ENGINE FUEL & OIL COOLER DUE TO OIL LEAK. ACP LEAK CHECK NO LEAKS. CLOSED REVERSER AND COWLS PER AMM. FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM WHERE COMBUSTION & EXHAUST CASE JOIN TOGETHER. APPEARS TO BE INTERNAL. NR 4 ENGINE REMOVED AND STARTED INSTALLATION. FINISH BY STARTING AT PARG H STEP 4 (PG 409) TO END. NEEDED TO REMOVE AND THEN REINSTALLED FUEL DISTRIBUTION VLV UP TO ITEM 3 PARA I STEP 7 PER AMM. ENGINE RUN AND LEAK CHECK NEEDED. MRDATA INPUT NEEDED. MR73139 -39O (PARTIAL). ACP ENG RUN AND LEAK CHECK. NO LEAKS NOTED. CLOSED REVERSERS & COWLS PER AMM.