Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
September 2, 2006
Submitted
September 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
97,194 hours, 16,699 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
44,522 hours, 11,164 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Pylon
Part time
5,752 hours, 1,106 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, COULD NOT CLOSE NR 1 PYLON VALVE WITH ASSOCIATED SWITCH, VLV CLOSED. ON ENG SHUT DOWN (DIV). DURING CRUISE, COULD NOT CLOSE NR 3 PYLON VALVE WITH ASSOCIATED SWITCH, VLV CLOSED. ON ENG SHUT DOWN (DIV). DURING CRUISE, COULD NOT CLOSE NR 4 PYLON VALVE WITH ASSOCIATED SWITCH, VLV CLOSED. ON ENG SHUT DOWN (DIV). RAN NR 1 ENGINE & CHECKED OPERATION OF NR 1 PYLON VALVE GROUND CHECK OK PER 36-11-04. RAN NR 3 ENGINE & CHECKED OPERATION OF NR 3 PYLON VALVE GROUND CHECK OK PER 36-11-04. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 PYLON VLV AS PER MM 36-11-04, OPS CHECK NORMAL.