Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
December 7, 2002
Submitted
March 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508MC
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
21644
Part
Duct
Part number
77385619
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JFK-ORD - AIR TURNBACK, AT 10,000 FEET WITH CRUISE POWER, LOUD BANG AND BUMP. NR 1 ENGINE EGT CLIMBED TO 850 DEGREES AND NACELLE TEMPS TO 4.5 BLEED VALVE CLOSED. EGT CONTINUED ABOUT 100 DEGREES ABOVE OTHER ENGINES. SAW T/R BLOW-OUT PANEL OPEN. RETURNED TO JFK. NO FUEL DUMPED. FOUND INTERMEDIATE CHECK VALVE, Y-DUCT AND ELBOW FAILED. REPLACED CHECK VALVE PER MM 36-11-02. REPLACED DUCT ASSEMBLY P/N 65B94819-2 PER MM 36-11-01. LEAK CHECK OK. REPLACED MANIFOLD P/N 1756M94603 PER MM 36-11-00. REPLACED TUBE ASSEMBLY 9057M85G02 PER MM 36-11-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECK OK. (M)