Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 747412

Difficulty date
June 11, 2023
Submitted
June 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471MC
Make and model
Boeing 747412
Aircraft serial
26557
Aircraft time
89,135 hours, 14,568 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
4300702
Part serial
0308
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

2 HR INTO FLIGHT "ENG 2 CONTROL STATUS MSG", 2 HR LATER #2 ENG EPR INDICATION BLANKED. 10 MINUTES PRIOR TOP OF DESCENT #2 ENG ROLLED BACK AT FL350. DESCENDED TO FL300 AND ATTEMPTED RESTART, NO RE-LIGHT. QRH PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED FOR #2 ENGINE. NOTED THROUGHOUT FLIGHT #2 ENG WAS BURNING FUEL AT A FASTER RATE THAN THE OTHER 3 ENGINES.(<P>REMOVED & REPLACED #2 ENGINE ALTERNATOR EEC REF AMM 73-21-05-404-023. OPS CHECK OK. REMOVED & REPLACED # 2 FUEL METERING UNIT REF AMM 73-21-01-404-028-100. OPS CHECK OK. REMOVED & REPLACED #2 ENG. PMA COOLING FLEX TUBES REF AMM 73-21-06-404-033-400. OPS CHECK OK.</P>)