Service difficulty report · Blowout Panel · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
April 15, 2011
Submitted
April 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22508
Aircraft time
109,542 hours, 19,418 cycles
Part
Blowout Panel
Part number
8988061
Part serial
873
Condition
Open
Location
Nr 4 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK- CLIMBING THROUGH 4000 FT, NR 4 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION WITH BELL AND MASTER FIRE WARNING; LIGHT ON. NR 4 ENGINE NACELLE TEMP A AND B AT 9.5. ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST PERFORMED. NR 4 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. ON ARRIVAL, FOUND NR 4 ENGINE NR 4 "C" DUCT BLOWOUT PANEL OPEN, NACELLE STRUT PRESSURE RELIEF DOORS OPEN, NO ACTUAL FIRE NOTED. FOUND HP VALVE DAMAGED, FOUND "C" DUCT WITH SIGN OF OVERHEAT DAMAGE, HIGH STAGE VALVE HARNESS DAMAGE, PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE DAMAGE AND PRV SENSE LINE DISCONNECTED. REPLACED PRV AND CHECKS OK, REPLACED TRANSLATING COWL, REPLACED HIGH STAGE VALVE, HIGH STAGE VALVE HARNESS AND CHECKED OK.