Service difficulty report · Lever · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
May 22, 2006
Submitted
June 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
32837
Aircraft time
16,673 hours, 2,702 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2*
Engine time
16,673 hours, 2,702 cycles
Part
Lever
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Component
Engine · Ge
Component part number
CF680C2B5F
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, Y
Precautionary procedure
E, J, A

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

What was found

SEVERE COMPRESSOR STALL ON ENGINE NR 4 WITH FULL CLIMB POWER AT 6000 FEET ON CLIMBOUT FROM DXB. ENGINE NR 4 ROLLED BACK TO IDLE, OVERTEMP EGT INDICATION. NR 4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FUEL JETTISON ACCOMPLISHED. UNEVENTFUL SMOOTH AUTO LAND RWY 30R AT 299.0 TONS. NR 4 ENGINE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER WORK CARD A717101GTI & AMM 71-00-00. ENGINE RUN CARRIED OUT. ENGINE USED 1000KG FUEL. ALL SATISFIED. FOUND 5TH STAGE LEVER ARM BROKEN.

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