Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 747341

Difficulty date
January 8, 2008
Submitted
January 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355MC
Make and model
Boeing 747341
Aircraft serial
23395
Aircraft time
67,055 hours, 12,990 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
795 hours, 3,825 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING CLIMB WITH AUTOTHROTTLES ENGAGED AND CLIMB THRUST SET AT APPROX FL10.5 NR 4 ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE THRUST AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS NR 4 ENGINE RETURNED TO CLIMB THRUST. THE THRUST LEVER NEVER MOVED. THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST PER AMM 71-00-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOLLOW TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ON AMM 71-00-42, BLEW OUT THE CDP LINE AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED AND FOUND FUEL FILTER CLEAN. REPLACED FILTER AS A PRECAUTION. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN TEST 3, THE ENGINE OPS CHECKED OKAY. INSPECTED VSV FEEDBACK CABLE.