Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
January 27, 2007
Submitted
February 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22507
Aircraft time
94,580 hours, 17,048 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
3,062 hours, 637 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
65B4114840
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 3 PYLON AIR VALVE INDICATES 10-PSI IN CRUISE WITH 95 PERCENT N1 SET IS NOT REGULATING CORRECTLY WITH ISOLATION VALVE OPEN. THE LEFT AND RIGHT MANIFOLD PRESSURE ONLY INDICATE 26-PSI. LEAK CHECK FOUND NO FAULT ON ENGINE AREA. SUSPECT CRACKED DUCT ON THE WING CAUSED PRESSURE LOW. AFTER REMOVED AND REPLACED DUCT ENGINE RAN CHECK NORMAL AS PER MM 36-11-01 AND 71-00-00.